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36. William Dunham, b. G., June 14, 1852 ; m. Oct. 9, 1877, Charlotte L., dau. of George Cook, of Waterloo, N. Y. He res. Germantown, Pa., and is a railroad director ; president of the Clearfield Bituminous Coal corporation, of Philadelphia, Pa., and Tygarts River Coal company ; member of Union League of Philadelphia, Historical Society of Pennsyl- vania, Sons of American Revolution, New England Society, etc. Chil- dren :
a. Gregory Cook, b. Aug. 27, 1879.
b. Jeanette Sage, b. May 28, 1882.
c. Anna Louise, b. July 12, 1884 ; d. Nov. 30, 1890, ae. 6-4-18.
d. William Dunham, {
e. Cornelia Clarke, b. May 27, 1891.
f. Luther Wrentmore, b. Apr. 14, 1896.
37. Anna J., b. Dec. 24, 1855. Res. in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. Is a writer and Browning scholar.
38. Albert F., b. Oct. 29, 1857; m. Mary King, Stauchfield, Pa., Oct. 27, 1896. Is treasurer and manager of Empire Coal Mining company, of Philadelphia ; member of New England Society in Pennsylvania; Acad- emy of Social and Political Science, and is interested in hospital work.
I. Eliphalet Gordon Kelley, son of Jonathan D. and Polly C. (Gordon) Kelley, was b. in New Hampton, Aug. 24, 1833. He m. in California, Nov. 10, 1857, Sarah, dau. of Robert and Harriet (Fisher) Noble, b. Philadelphia, Pa., July 4, 1841. He was 16 years a resident of California, three years of which time he was postmaster at Dutch Flat. He was salesman four years in New Hampton ; for Hon. Cyrus Taylor, in Bristol, 1876 till he d., Oct. 24, 1886, ae. 53-2-0. Mrs. Kelley res. Bristol.
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2. Florence Dustin, b. California, Sept. 17, 1861 ; m. Harry W. Til- ton. (See.)
3. Alvah Bugbee, b. New Hampton, Sept. 22, 1865. He m., Sept. 29, 1888, Maria Ida Bishop, dau. of John, b. Presque Isle, Me., May 14, 1865 Was shipper for Lowell Machine company, Lowell, Mass., 1882 till June, 1902 ; since, a farmer at Presque Isle. Children :
a. Lloyd Bishop, b. Lowell, Mass., Aug. 7, 1890.
b. Sarah Hazel, b. Presque Isle, June 20, 1894.
c. Alvah Bugbee, b. P. I., Apr. 13, 1903.
I. William Gordon Kelley, son of John and Polly (Gor- don) Kelley, was b. New Hampton, Nov. 12, 1820. He m. in
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June, 1844, Eliza Ann, dau. David Dearborn, b. New Hampton, Aug. 26, 1824. They were fariners in New Hampton till 1871, when they removed to Bristol and took possession of a residence on Summer street that he erected the year before, where she d. May 21, 1888, ae. 63-8-25. He d. Oct. 3, 1902, ae. 81-10-21. His will made the town of Bristol residuary legatee of his estate, from which about $15,000 is expected to be realized for the pur- chase of a public park as stipulated in the will.
I. Daniel Kelley, brother of William G., above, was b. New Hampton, June 26, 1816. He m. June 19, 1842, Julia M., dau. of Gen. David Sanborn, b. Mar. 3, 1822. They were farmers in their native town till 1874, when they located on Summer street in Bristol, where he d. Oct. 18, 1885, ae. 69-3-22. She d. New Hampton, Feb. 11, 1896,, ae. 73-11-8. No children.
I. Joseph Dearborn Kelley, son of Joseph and Mary (Craw- ford) Kelley, was b. Rumney, May 28, 1826 (May 30, 1828 - Crawford record). His mother d. when he was young and he was given a home in the family of Abbott Lovejoy. He was for 18 years a member of the firm of Lovejoy & Kelley, carriage makers. He m. (1) Dec. 17, 1855, Sarah E., dau. of Jacob and Sally Tilton, b. New Hampton, Apr. 8, 1835. She d. Aug. 29, 1859, ae. 24-4-21, and he m. Dec. 17, 1862, Laurana, widow of Nathaniel Keniston, b. July, 1815. She d. Jan. 21, 1888, ae. 72-6 -; he d. Odd Fellows' Home, Concord, Nov. 2, 1892, ae. 66-5-4. Democrat. Served as captain of the fire company several years, and seven years as fireward.
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2. Charles Roscoe, b. Bristol, Apr. 1, 1858.
3 . Sarah S., d. Sept. 8, 1859, ae. I month.
Laura Augusta Keniston, dau. of Mrs. Kelley, b. Jan. 1, 1853, made her home in Mr. Kelley's family.
THE KEEZER FAMILY
I. William Keezer was a resident of Bristol village for about 20 years, previous to 1836. He res. on the B. Q. Fellows place on No. Main street and a part of the time was an employee of Reuben Hosmer, hatter. He came to Bristol from Salisbury. Of his ten children, eight are said to have been born in Bristol.
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*2. Joseph.
4. Clarissa, m. John Gage.
6. William, m. Hannah Bray.
8. Eliza, m. Joseph Johnson.
IO. Cynthia, m. Daniel Davis.
3. Sally, m. Joshua Harriman.
5. Samuel, m. Esther Brown.
7. John, m. Abigail Holt.
9. Susan, m. Rufus Abbott.
II. Amos.
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(2) Joseph Keezer, m. Betsey Kemp. He was a farmer in Alexandria, and d. in Groton. He had ten children, among whom were :
· 12. Nathaniel Plumer, b. Alexandria, May 9, 1824. He m., Dec. 30, 1844, Lucy Buck Tilton, and she d. Dec. 1, 1890, ae. 64-8-3. He is a farmer in Alexandria. Seven children, one of whom is
a. Warren Foster, b. Alexandria, Feb. 18, 1863 ; is a farmer in A. Has served as selectman of his town. He m., Apr. 28, 1894, Nellie M., dau. of Andrew J. Burpee. (See.) Child : Neil, b. A., Apr. 10, 1898.
*13. George Washington, b. A., Apr. 27, 1826.
(13) George W. Keezer, b. Apr. 27, 1826. He m., in 1849, Mary, dau. of Nathan and Sallie C. Moore, b. Hanover, 1824, and d. in Bristol, Mar. 23, 1901, ae. 77. He was a farmer in Groton ; in Bristol since 1888.
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14. Mary E., b. Groton ; m. Alonzo Cross, Groton.
15. Nellie Adelaide, b. G., Apr. 9, 1852; m. George F. Cass. (See.)
16. Charles Russell, b. G., June 9, 1859; m. May 8, 1886, Sarah Abbie, dau. Taylor and Laura (Butterfield) Reed, b. Dorchester, Oct. 31, 1855. Teamster. Res. Bristol since 1878. Republican, Odd Fellow, Free Baptist. Children :
a. Lewis Merville, b. Bristol, Mar. 30, 1887.
b. Carl Russell, b. B., Jan. 8, 1891.
c. Edna Marguerite, b. B., June 23, 1894.
17. Lucy Jane, b. G., m. (1) - Holt; (2) Fred H. Proctor. (3) Elmer H. Hammond. (See.)
18. Frank Edwin, b. G., Apr. 2, 1864 ; m. Feb. 3, 1895, Minnie Eva, dau. Henry W. Drake (See), b. Bristol, Oct. 8, 1870.
19. Addie Caroline, d. young.
20. Everett, res. Montpelier, Vt., m. Annie Herbert.
THE KEMP FAMILY
I. Charles Edward Kemp, son of Asa and Catherine (West) Kemp, was b. Hooksett, Sept. 5, 1848. He m., May 8, 1871, Clara Eudora, dau. of William H. Perkins (See), b. Aug. 10, 1853. Res. in Bristol since 1882; overseer in spinning-room of the woolen-mill.
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2. Mabel Frances, b. Londonderry, Dec. 17, 1872 ; m. Everett Wicom.
3. Grace May, b. L., June 20, 1874 ; d. June 24, 1895, ae. 21-0-4. , (Ser.)
4. Nettie Maud, b. Orange, July 5, 1879.
Sd. Oct. 11, 1886.
5. Edmond Cheney, (b. Bristol, Sept. 28, 1885, d. Oct. 19, 1886.
6. Edwin Worth,
THE KENDALL FAMILIES
I. The Kendalls of Bristol were the descendants of Francis Kendall, who settled in Woburn, Mass., about 1640. He m.,
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Dec. 24, 1644, Mary, dau. of John Tidd, and had a large family. He was selectman of Woburn for nineteen years. His eighth child was
2. Jacob, b. Jan. 25, 1661. He m., Jan. 2, 1684, Persis Hayward. She d. and he m., Jan. 10, 1695, Alice Temple. He d. Billerica, Mass. He had children by both wives, one being 3. Ebenezer, b. Woburn, Apr. 5, 1710; m. in 1733, Han- nah Hasey, of Rumney Marsh, Boston, b. Dec. 11, 1716, and d. Dunstable, Mass., Feb. 10, 1761, ae. 44-1-29. He probably m., Nov. 14, 1761, Lucy Cummings, of Dunstable. He d. Dec. 20, 1774, ae. 64-8-15. Hannah Hasey was dau. of Asa and Mary (Walton) Hasey. Asa was son of Lieut. John Hasey, and grandson of Lieut. William Hasey, an ensign in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery company of Boston in 1652, and later a lieutenant in King Philip's war. Ebenezer was the father of
4. Ebenezer, b. Oct. 5, 1736, in Revere or Dunstable. He m , Feb. 23, 1762, Martha, dau. of John Walton, b. Reading, Mass., Nov. 16, 1735. Ebenezer settled in Hollis, but later removed to that part of Plymouth, now Hebron, where he d. Nov. 2, 1802, ae. 66-0-27. She d. Oct. 13, 1817, ae. 81-10-27. They had four or more children, two of whom were
*5. Ebenezer, b. Hollis, May II, 1765.
*6. Hasey, b. June 2, 1772.
(5) Ebenezer Kendall, b. May 11, 1765, m. Jan. 20, 1793, Susanna Dow, of Hanover, b. Coventry, Conn., Apr. 10, 1759. She was a dau. of Samuel and Anna (Mellington) Dow, and a cousin of Rev. Lorenzo Dow. Ebenezer lived in Hebron, and here d. Feb. 15 (16), 1837, ae. 71-9 4. She d. at the home of her dau., Mary Morse, in Haverhill, Nov. 28, 1837, ae. 78-7-18.
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7. Anna, b. Hebron, Apr. 12, 1794 ; m. Jonathan Powers. (See.)
*8. Ebenezer, b. H., Dec. 10, 1795.
9. Lydia, b. H., Oct. 22, 1797; d. Sept. 22, 1800, ae. 2-II-O.
IO. Lemuel, b. H., Mar. 3, 1799; d. Sept. 18, 1800, ae. 1-6-15.
II. Mary, b. H., Oct. 4, 1800; m. Isaac Morse, of Haverhill.
I2. Lemuel, b. H., Mar. 6, 1803 ; m. Aug. 31, 1824, Philinda Hastings. Children :
a. Aurilla, m. Ebenezer B. Butterfield, res. Groton, where he d. She removed to Bristol and here d.
b. Oscar Rensselaer, b. Hebron, Dec. 1, 1827; m. Dec. 19, 1868, Rachel Elmira, dau. Josiah R. Plumer. He d. Groton, Feb. 21, 1893, ae. 65-2-20. She res. Bristol. Children : (1) Oscar Prescott, b. Groton, Sept. 6, 1872 ; d. G., Dec. 20, 1899, ae. 27-3-14. (2) Josiah Chester, b. Groton, June 7, 1881.
c. Caroline Eliza, b. Hebron, May 12, 1836; m. Nathaniel Bart- lett. (See.)
d. Lemuel C., res. East Boston, Mass.
(6) Hasey Kendall, b. June 2, 1772, res. Hebron. He mı. Elsa Flanders.
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*13. Asa, b. Hebron, Jan. - , 1803.
*14. Jesse F., b. H., Feb. 15, 1809.
15. Joshua T., b. H., 1819; came to Bristol when a boy ; m. Oct. 9, 1839, Mary Ann, dau. of Dr. Daniel Favor (See), b. Apr. 18, 1817. He was a dealer in lumber here till 1857, when he removed to Concord, where he d. Jan. 4, 1882, ae. 63 ; she d. June 9, 1899, ae. 82-1-21. No children.
16. Joseph, b. H., June 20, 1817, killed by lightning on his 21st birth- day.
17. Elsie.
(8) Ebenezer Kendall, b. Dec. 10, 1795, m. Dec. 16, 1821, Susan A., dau. of Reuben Allen, of Ellsworth, b. Sept. 9, 1804. He removed from Hebron to North Bristol in 1821, and there built saw-mill, grist-mill, and woolen-mill. Removed to Bristol village in 1846 or '47. He was a millwright and manufacturer, and was considered a genius in that he could do anything and do it well. Republican. He believed in an overruling power, but not in creeds; and yet he was active in the construction of the Congregational church, and purchased eight pews, while no other person purchased more than three. He d. May 9, 1867, ae. 71-4-29. She d. Bristol, Oct. 15, 1871, ae. 67-1-6.
CHILD
*18. Hiram Woods, b. Bristol, June 21, 1828.
(13) Asa Kendall, b. Jan., 1803, m. Mar. 23, 1830, Sarah Emmons, dau. of Joseph. (See.) He d. Alexandria, Dec. 3, 1854, ae. 51-11 -; she d. Orange, 1875, ae. 67.
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19. Lenora, b. Hebron, 1832; m. 1849, David Morse, Francestown. Lived in Alexandria, and there she d. May, 1860. Four children.
20. Eleanor, b. H., May 7, 1836; m. Dearborn Gray. (See.)
2I. Marinda, b. H., 1840; d. Nov., 1854, ae. 14.
22. Elsie Mariah, b. H., Aug. 23, 1842 ; m. George Ebenezer Place, and d. Newmarket, 1885. Three children.
23. Asa Wayland, b. Alexandria, Aug. 26, 1845 ; m. in Ohio, Mary M. Reed, and res. Santa Cruz, Cal. No children.
24. Henry Clay, b. A., Dec. 25, 1851 ; m. May 25, 1877, Francelia Medora Hoyt, dau. of Enos. Four children. Res. 30 Prescott street, Hyde Park, Mass.
(14) Jesse F. Kendall, b. Feb. 15, 1809, m. Jan. 11, 1832, Louisa F., dau. of Josiah Fellows. (See.) He removed from Hebron to the silver mine farm, and later operated grist- and saw-mill at No. Bristol. Removed to Woodstock in 1851, and in the 60's to Thornton, thence to Campton, where he d. from the effects of a fall, Oct. 1, 1877, ae. 68-7-16. Mrs. Kendall d. Thornton, May 11, 1888, ae. 76-10-15.
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25. Albon H., b. Hebron, Mar. 1, 1833; m. Nov. 28, 1861, Elizabeth N., dau. of Walter H. and Sarah A. (Fifield) Sawyer, b. Woodstock, July
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28, 1840. He is now a station agent at West Thornton. Children : a. Milton Howard, b. Woodstock, Jan. 26, 1865; m. July 28, 1888, Charlotte Smith.
b. Joseph Morey, b. Thornton, Jan. 21, 1868; m. Jan. 26, 1897, Ada W. Wilkinson.
c. Gertrude Elsie, b. T., Jan. 2, 1873.
d. Jesse Albon, b. T., June 8, 1874 ; m. June 19, 1897, Mabel R. Willey.
e. Anna Lizzie, b. T., Mar. 4, 1884.
26. Elsey Susan, b. Bristol, Apr. 8, 1838; m. Sept., 1866, Alfred Web- ster, and d. Campton, Oct. 9, 1868, ae. 30-6-1.
27. Josiah Fellows, b. B., Nov. 23, 1844; m. Eliza Smith, and res. Chicago, Il1.
(18) Hiram W. Kendall, b. June 21, 1828, was a tinsmith and manufacturer of bedsteads in Bristol. He m., June 6, 1852, Lydia Morse, of Francestown, b. Whitefield, Apr. 26, 1831, and d. Bristol, Apr. 24, 1853, ae. 21-II-28. He m., Dec. 17, 1853, Lucy A., dau. Timothy D. Hinman, of Dorset, Vt., b. Oct. 4, 1831. He was an invalid for many years before his death, which occurred in Bristol, Feb. 29, 1896, ae. 67-8-8. She res. Woodsville.
CHILDREN
28. Edward Frank, b. Bristol, Dec. 30, 1858 ; m. Sept. 28, 1885, Emma M., dau. of Daniel K. Cummings. (See.) He has been a wood-worker and mechanic at Bristol, Lisbon, and now at Woodsville. Child :
a. Fred Edward, b. Bristol, Aug. 15, 1889.
29. George Henry, b. B., June 23, 1865, m. Kate I., d'au. George W. Hadley, b. Manchester, Sept. 9, 1869, and d. Nov. 1, 1894, ae. 25-1-22. He m., May 16, 1896, at Woodsville, Louise Amelia, dau. Joseph and Abbey (Stevens) Willis, b. June 16, 1874. He commenced trade in Bristol when 13 years of age and continued till elected register of deeds in 1894. He served as register eight years, retiring in 1903. While in Bristol, served two years as deputy sheriff. Now res. in Woodsville. Children :
a. Nellie Alice, b. Bristol, Oct. 13, 1887.
b. Georgia Isabel, b. B., Oct. 14, 1889.
c. Rupert Hiram, b. B., Sept. 4, 1891 ; d. Woodsville, June 29, 1898, from the effects of a fall from a wagon, ae. 6-9-25.
THE KENNEY FAMILIES
I. James Kenney was b. in Ireland in 1836. Hem., 1854, Mary Ellen McPard, b. Ireland, 1834. Res. in Quebec and Gaspe Basin till 1882, when they came to Bristol. Farmers ; removed to Franklin Falls, 1890.
CHILDREN, all born in Canada.
2. George, b. Nov. 15, 1855; m. Catherine Gonie, Nov. 1, 1881 ; res. Lowell, Mass.
3. James, b. Nov. 1, 1857 ; m. Mary Ann Kenney, 1882 ; res. Hill. Children :
a. Minnie, b. July, 1884. b. Harold, b. 1891.
GEORGE H. KENDALL, ESQ.
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4. Patrick Henry, b. Nov. 29, 1859; m. Nov. 27, 1884, Mattie Belle Veasey, of Hill. Res. Franklin Falls.
5. Michael John, b. Feb. 28, 1861 ; m. 1885, Abbie Evans, of Hill ; res. New Hampton.
· 6. Margaret Ellen, b. Feb. 29, 1863 ; m. Charles T. Smith. (See.)
7. Mary, b. May 4, 1865 ; m. 1883, Hiland Ballou ; res. Bristol.
8. Christina, b. June 4, 1867 ; m. William Smith ; res. Hebron.
*9. Frank Parker, b. Nov. 11, 1870.
IO. William, b. Oct. 29, 1871 ; m. 1896, Jennie Hanaford ; res. Frank- lin Falls.
II. Louise, b. Aug. 12, 1873 ; d. 1881, ae. 8.
I2. Rebecca, b. Mar. 4, 1875 ; d. 1881, ae. 6.
13. Thomas Edmond, b. 1880 ; res. Franklin Falls.
(9) Frank P. Kenney, b. Nov. 11, 1870, m. Nov. 28, 1894, Lizzie A., dau. of James P. and Mary (Charwood) Dugdale, b. Providence, R. I., June 28, 1876. Has been a resident of Bris- tol since 1880. Blacksmith, Republican, Methodist.
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14. Hulda Mary, b. Bristol, Apr. 22, 1896.
15. Helen Gertrude, b. B., Aug. 23, 1898.
I6. Mae, b. B., Oct. 1, 1900 ; d. same day.
17. Frank Proctor, b. B., Nov. 30, 1901.
I. Patrick M. Kenney, son of Oney McKenney, was b. County Waxley, Ireland, Mar. 16, 1843. He m., Feb. 15, 1866, Agnes, dau. of Felix Adams. (See.) He came to Bristol about 1872, and has res. Profile Falls. Mill operative.
CHILDREN
2. Mary Ann, b. Gaspe, P. Q., Sept. 28, 1868 ; m. James Kenney.
(See.)
3. Arthur L., b. G., Feb. 25, 1871. A mill operative in Bristol ; unm.
4. Katherine, b. Haverhill, Apr. 15, 1873 ; m. 1889, William G. Til- ton ; res. Alexandria. Child :
a. Fremont, b. 1891.
5. Oney, b. Bristol, June 6, 1875. A wood-worker in Bristol.
6. Lawrence, b. Hill, Sept. 30, 1877; m. Mary Handerson. An employee at crutch factory. Child :
a. Arline May, b. Bristol, Aug. 30, 1902.
7. Felix, b. H., Nov. 22, 1883 ; is an operative in paper-mill ; unm.
THE KETCHUM FAMILY
I. Rev. Silas Ketchum was the son of Silas and Cynthia (Doty) Ketchum. He was b. Barre, Vt., Dec. 4, 1835, and m. Apr. 4, 1860, Georgia Cenitia, dau. of Elbridge and Sarah (Stickney) Hardy, b. Amherst, July 1, 1843. He was pastor of the Congregational church in Bristol, Nov., 1866-May, 1875. (See Congregational Church.) He d. at Boston, Mass., Apr. 24, 1880, ae. 44-4-20, and his remains were interred at Contoo- cook. Mrs. Ketchum res. Brookline, Mass.
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CHILDREN
2. George Crowell, b. Bangor, Me., May 16, 1862 ; m. Oct. 29, 1890, Annie, dau. of Dexter Taylor, of Woburn, Mass. He is a druggist at Brookline, Mass.
3. Edmond, b. Bristol, Sept. 17, 1871. He is a graduate of the Nor- mal Art School of Boston, in art and nature studies. Res. 677 Washing- ton street, Brookline, Mass. Unm. He is a talented painter in oil and water colors. His marine views especially have attracted much attention.
THE KIDDER FAMILIES
I. The Kidders are of ancient British, Danish, and Saxon stock. The name as first written was Kyddwr; in 1500, it was written Kydder. James Kidder, b. East Grinstead, Sussex, England, in 1626, was the ancestor of the Kidders of New Eng- land. He was in Cambridge, Mass., as early as 1650.
2. John Kidder, a descendant of James, was b. in Bedford, Mass., in 1736. He m. Jenny Lynn, b. Bedford, Aug. 2, 1740 (1737), and came to Bristol in 1769, for the purpose of tending the rist-mill just erected for the proprietors of the township by Maj. John Tolford, where the Train-Smith Co. pulp-mill now stands. He moved into a log house at the corner of Central square and Spring street, where now stands Emerson's block. After tending this mill three years he bought the farm now owned by Fred Kidder, and moved his family into a log house he erected on the east side of the highway, a little distance above the schoolhouse near Solon Dolloff's. In time, a frame house succeeded the log structure, but both have succumbed to the ravages of time, and the site is now marked only by the par- tially filled cellar and the lilac and rose bushes that stand sen- tries over the spot. Here he cleared the land that gave him and several succeeding generations a home. He was a Revolution- ary soldier. (See.) At one time when out of provisions he walked to Haverhill corner, bought a bushel of corn, had it ground at Bristol, and got back home on the evening of the second day. The family were entirely out of food when he reached home. He d. in Bristol, Sept. 7 (3), 1828, ae. 92. She d. Aug. 3, 1833, ae. 93-0-1.
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3. Sarah, b. Bedford, Aug. 16, 1764; m. Moses Cleveland. (See.)
*4. Benjamin, b. B., Mar. 27, 1766.
5. Mary, b. June 6, 1768 ; d. at Albion, N. Y .; unm.
*6. James, b. Bristol, Apr. 30, 1771.
*7. John, b. B., May 29, 1773.
8. Hannah, b. B., May 9, 1775 ; m. James Fuller, who came to Bris- tol when a young man. They removed to Albion, N. Y. Children, all b. in Bristol :
a. Daniel Dean, b. Mar. 6, 1796. b. Holland, b. Feb. 10, 1798.
c. Hibbard, b. May 30, 1800. d. Joel, b. Sept. 23, 1802.
e. Amelia, b. Feb. 2, 1805. f. John, b. Apr. 6, 1807.
g. James, b. Oct. 8, 1809. h. Mary, b. Feb. 8, 1812.
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9. Reuben, b. B., Nov. 21, 1777. He m., June 13, 1805, Sally, dau. of David and Mary Straw, b. Dec. 24, 1779, and d. Bristol, Feb. 1, 1852, ae. 72-1-7. He was a farmer at the base of Bristol Peak ; house destroyed by fire, Dec. 14, 1857. He d. in New Hampton, Feb. 16, 1856, ae. 78-2-25. They had no children but brought up Alonzo Cheney.
IO. Betsey, b. B., May 25, 1781 ; m. Enoch Cheney. (See.)
(4) Lieut. Benjamin Kidder, b. Mar. 27, 1766, came to Bristol 1769, with his father's family. Feb. 14, 1788, he m. Molly Heath, b. 1769, and d. in Bristol, Mar. 15, 1804, ae. 35. (Feb. 16, 1803 -tombstone.) He m. (2) Sally, dau. of John Wiggin, of Candia, b. 1777, and d. May 22, 1839, ae. 62. He m. (3) Nov. 10, 1839, Widow Sarah (Cross) Willey, of Northfield. She d. of malignant smallpox, July 6, 1860, ae. 74. He settled on the farm next above his father, where Fred Kidder now lives, where he d. Mar. 11, 1853, ae. 86-11-14. A member of the Methodist church more than 50 years before his death.
CHILDREN, all born Bristol
*II. Daniel Heath, b. Aug. 22, 1788.
I2. Dorothy, b. Aug. 17, 1790; m. Oliver Ballou. (See.)
*13. John, b. Jan. 7, 1793. *14. Benjamin, b. June 13, 1795.
15. Jane, b. July 30, 1797 ; m. Joseph H. Brown. (See.)
16. Mary, b. Sept. 3, 1799; d. at 20.
17. Hannah, b. Nov. 29, 1801 ; m. Benjamin Q. Fellows. (See.)
*18. Joshua, b. June 8, 1805.
19. Aaron, b. Sept. 3, 1806 ; m. (1) Dec. 31, 1832, Mary, dau. of Oliver Ballou (See), b. June, 1808. She d. May 4, 1846, in Alexandria, ae. 37-II -. He m. (2) July, 1847, Mary Jane, dau. of Samuel Cole, b. Alexandria, Jan. II, 1815, and d. Jan. 26, 1855, ae. 40-0-15. He m. (3) Jan. 1, 1856, Mariam, dau. of James Eastman, b. Enfield, June 24, 1811, and d. Apr. 24, 1865, ae. 53-10-0. Aug. 28, 1870, (?) he m. (4) Rhoda S., dau. of John and Rhoda Tucker, b. Hill, Nov. 10, 1822. He res. in Bristol, Plainfield, Hanover, where he lived seven or eight years, and then returned to Bris- tol, and a year later removed to Hill, where he d. Nov. 10, 1898, ae. 92- 2-7. She d. Hill, Mar. 21, 1901, ae. 78-4-II. He was for years a member of the Methodist church and a class leader. Republican. Children :
a. Sarah, b. Hill, Mar. 21, 1833 ; d. Apr. 10, 1841, ae. 8-0-19.
b. Jephthah P., b. Bristol, Feb. 18, 1837 ; m. Mar., 1863, Melvina, dau. Levi Cary. Was superintendent of knitting-mill at Philmont, N. Y., where he d. July, 1898, ae. 61-5 -.
c. Hannah, b. Alexandria, Sept. 17, 1839 ; d. Aug. 24, 1840.
*20. Joseph, b. Aug. 2, 1809.
21. Nancy, b. June 24, 1812 ; d. at nine years of age.
22. Polly, d. young.
(6) James Kidder, b. Apr. 30, 1771, m. Mary, dau. of Oliver Smith and Deborah (Ingalls) Blake, b. Aug. 16, 1775, and d. May 10, 1843, in Enosburgh, Vt., ae. 67-8-24. He was a farmer in Hebron ; removed to Enosburgh, where they resided in the family of his son, James. He d. Oct. 30, 1833, ae. 62-6-0.
CHILDREN
23. Oliver Blake, b. Hebron, Aug. 19, 1796; d. in Plymouth, July 2, 1854, ae. 57-10-13. He m. Betsey Dodge, dau. of John, b. Nov. 6, 1794, and d. Orland, Me., Jan. 9, 1875, ae. 80-2-3.
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24. Reuben, b. H., Aug. 9, 1798; m. Nov. 6, 1825, Sally Powell, dau. of David (See), b. Mar. 3, 1800 ; d. Plymouth, Apr., 1859, ae. 59-1 -. He d. in Montague, Mass., Apr. 30, 1875, ae. 76-8-21. Children :
a. Mary, b. Hebron, Oct. 25, 1827; m. Alexander McMurphy, of So. Alexandria, and d. in Jan., 1852, ae. 24-3 -.
b. Almira, b. H., Apr. 27, 1830; m. Warren Glover of Bridge- water, and emigrated to California, where he d. Jan. 16, 1891.
c. Orpha, b. H., Dec. 30, 1834 ; d. July 18, 1835.
d. David Smith, b. H., Dec. 9, 1838. He m., Sept. 3, 1861, Augusta Anne, dau. of John and Phoebe (Batchelder) Boynton, b. Bridgewater, Apr. 25, 1836. He was for a time in trade in Bristol, as dealer in stoves and tinware, left Bristol 1868, and now res. in Vineland, N. J. Children : (1) Fred Smith, b. Bristol, Mar. 4, 1863. (2) Cora Augusta, b. Turners Falls, Mass., Mar. 23, 1873. (3) Minnie Belle, b. Feb. 13, 1876; unm. Res. Chicopee Falls. (4) Infant son, b. Aug. 13, 1871 ; d. Sept. 22, 1871.
25. Mary, b. H., June 20, 1800; m. her cousin, Moses Kidder, son of John, Jan. 16, 1823. Res. Enosburgh and Montgomery, Vt., and Norfolk, Neb., where she d. Mar. 22, 1886, ae. 85-9-2.
26. James, b. H., Oct. 9, 1802, and d. in Enosburgh, Vt., Oct. 13, 1852, ae. 50-0-4. He m., Oct. 31, 1831, Lura, dau. Allen Adams, who was b. May 8, 1807, in Charlotte, Vt., and d. Dec. 1, 1891, in Enosburgh, ae. 84-6-23. Nine children.
27. Sherburn, b. Dec. 21, 1804; m., and d. in Canada, Jan. 15, 1857. ae. 52-0-24.
(7) John Kidder, son of John, b. Bristol, May 29, 1773, m. Nov. 17, 1796, Mehitable Blake, dau. of Oliver Smith and Deborah (Ingalls) Blake, b. in Sandown, Jan. 17, 1773, and d. in Holland, Vt., Mar. 24, 1863, ae. 90-2-7. He settled on the John Smith farm in Bridgewater, and here he res. till 1811, when his property was swept away through signing a note with Moses Lewis, and he removed to Hebron. In March, 1815, he purchased a farm in Enosburg, Vt., and removed his family thither on an ox sled, and there he resided till his death, Feb. 8, 1856, ae. 82-8-9. He was a strong man physically and spiritually ; a member of the Congregational church.
CHILDREN
28. Lynn, b. Feb. 8, 1798; m. widow Abigail Pease, and d. in Michi- gan. Was a Congregational minister.
29. Moses, b. Bridgewater, Mar. 5, 1800; m. his cousin, Mary Kidder. Res. in Enosburg and Montgomery, Vt., then near Pawpaw, Mich., and Norfolk, Neb., where he d. Aug. 21, 1888, ae. 88-5-16.
30. Sarah, b. B., Mar. 31, 1802; d. unm., in Holland, Vt., Nov. 6, 1861, ae. 59-7-5.
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