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b. Dora Mae, b. A., Oct. 8, 1857; m. Frank E. Clifford. (See.)
6. Isaac H., b. A., Oct. 6, 1825, res. Methuen, Mass. He m. (I) Betsey Sargent, Methuen, who d. 1882. He m. (2) Sarah Dowen, who d. 1898. He d. Malden, Mass., June 10, 1903, ae. 77-8-4. No children.
7. Levi Bartlett, b. Bridgewater, Aug. 16, 1828; m. Oct. 8, 1851, Elizabeth Brown, dau. of Moses Smith, b. Bridgewater, June 20, 1825, and d. in Alexandria, May 8, 1852, ae. 26-10-18. He m. (2) Nov. 3, 1858, Margaret A., dau. of Benjamin Huntington, of Weare, b. Feb. 11, 1831. She d. July 22, 1893, ae. 62-5-II. He was a resident of Bristol 1861-'67; removed to East Weare and still res. there. He served in 12th Regt., N. H. Vols. (See Roll of Honor.) Democrat, Methodist, Granger. Child : a. Infant son, "given and taken June 3, 1873."
8. Francis E., b. Hebron, May 29, 1831. Went to California in 1852. Was last heard from directly in 1860, when he was a teacher in a Catholic school ; is supposed to be a Catholic priest on the Pacific coast.
THE LEWIS FAMILY
I. Col. Moses Lewis, son of Benjamin and Mary (Brown) Lewis, was b. Billerica, Mass., Apr. 17, 1770. He settled in Bridgewater village as early as 1794, and Aug. 15, of that year, he m. in Alexandria, Sally, dau. of William and Jane (Mc- Donald) Martin, b. Pembroke, July 21, 1776. (Records of Rev. Enoch Whipple, pastor of the First Congregational church in
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Alexandria, say that he married this couple Dec. 10, 1795.) He was the first merchant in what is now Bristol village, open- ing a store soon after he came here in a building that stood where is now Fowler's block. He did a large business for those times, and all his goods, including a liberal supply of West India rum, was brought from Boston by teams. In 1795, he built at the corner of Central square and Spring street a two- story frame house which was remodeled in 1879 by George G. Brown into the present four-story structure and used for a hotel. Col. Lewis owned Lot No. 61, First Division, containing the grist-mill and saw-mill, and all the privileges on the falls of the river. He converted the mills named into a tannery, and erected a saw-mill and a grist-mill on the south side of the river. The depression of business previous to the War of 1812 caused his failure. He was owing largely through the community, and the distress caused by his failure was widespread. Suits were bought for as small sums as one dollar, after the custom of those days, and the sheriff levied on all the household goods. In the Fisk block, at the corner of Central square and Summer street, lived friends who watched for the coming to town of the sheriff, and notified the family of his arrival, when some of the cooking utensils were hid, and in this way such articles were saved from his relentless grasp. The "Lewis Letter" printed in Connecticut, says Col. Lewis was imprisoned for debts he could not pay. Col. Lewis was a prominent man in this section in the days of his prosperity. He served four years as select- man, represented Bridgewater nine times in the general court, and was the commanding officer in the 34th Regt., state militia. He removed to Alabama, being last taxed here in 1815. He d. in Gainesville, Ala., Oct. 7, 1836, ae. 66-5-20. His widow d. same place, Jan. 10, 1853, ae. 76-5-19.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
2. Mary, b. Oct. 14, 1796; d. of consumption, Nov. 6, 1827 ; ae. 31- 0-22.
*3. William Martin, b. Aug. 29, 1798.
*4. Rufus Graves, b. Sept. 14, 1800.
5. Hiram, b. Aug. 14. 1802 ; d. Mar. 14, 1803.
6. Eliza Webster, b. June 26, 1804; d. Kemper Springs, Miss., Oct. I, 1843, ae. 39-3-5 ; unm.
7. Sarah, b. Sept. 1, 1807 ; m. May 28, 1835, in Springfield, Ala., Dr. Samuel Smith, a former practicing physician in Bridgewater, and d. Loudonville, Ohio, Aug. 29, 1844, ae. 36-11-28.
(3) William M. Lewis, b. Aug. 29, 1798, was a school teacher. He was associated with Nathaniel S. Berry and Jona- than Emmons, in 1824, in establishing Sunday-schools in Bris- tol. He followed his father to the South, being last taxed here in 1824. Four years later, however, he made a trip to Bristol, and m., Sept. 25, 1828, Mary, dau. of Ichabod C. Bartlett (See), b. June 7, 1802. She d. Gainesville, May 28, 1831, ae.
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28-11-21. He m. (2) May 2, 1836, at Columbus, Miss., Aure- lia Hiley Axtell, b. Windsor, Mass., Oct. 6, 1811, and d. at Gainesville, July 15, 1861, ae. 49-9-9. He d. Feb. 13, 1881, ae. 82-5-14. He was a Presbyterian elder ; a merchant, and a man of large means till the Civil war swept most of his property away.
CHILDREN
8. William Frederick, b. May 2, 1831; d. Hickory, Miss., about 1891. His widow res. Hickory. Several children.
9. Eliza Jane, b. Aug. 10, 1837; m. 1858, Croget C. Converse, LL.D., Res. Highwood, Bergen Co., N. J. Children :
a. Charles Henry, b. 1863 ; d. Elmira N. Y., 1864.
b. Clarence, b. Brooklyn, N. Y. ; m. June 8, 1897, Mary Elisa- beth Manard.
IO. Sylvester Creswell, b. Aug. 8, 1839; res. Webster Grove, St. Louis Co., Mo. He has a family. e
II. Moses Boardman, b. Apr. 6, 1842 ; d. Jan. 15, 1844, ae. 1-9-9.
12. Laura Aurelia, b. Apr. 6, 1844 ; d. Apr. 16, 1847, ae. 3-0-10.
I3. Maria Creswell, b. May 14, 1846; d. Oct. 29, 1862, ae. 16-5-15.
14. Mary Russell, b, Oct. 30, 1848 ; d. Aug. 16, 1850, ae. 1-9-16.
I5. Charles Carrington, b. Sept. 26, 1850; d. Feb. 11, 1873, at Brook- lyn, N. Y., ae. 22-4-15.
16. Sally Martin, b. Mar. 28, 1854 ; d. 1887, at Tuscaloosa, Ala., ae. 33. (4) Col. Rufus G. Lewis, b. Sept. 14, 1800, m. Oct. 29, 1828, Sally, dau. of Daniel Smith, b. in New Hampton, Apr. 4, 1806. Col. Lewis res. in New Hampton, in what is now called the Mansion. In connection with his residence he supported a fine conservatory and grounds. He also had large. estates in Alabama and Mississippi. He was a liberal sup- porter of New Hampton Literary Institution. Dartmouth col- lege conferred upon him the degree of Master of Arts. He d. Sept. 27, 1869, ae. 69-0-13 ; she d. Oct. 15, 1878, ae. 72-6-11.
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17. Son, b. New Hampton, June, 1831 ; d. in infancy.
18. Rufus Smith, b. N. H., June 14, 1833 ; married July 14, 1856, Eliza Bean Hilton. He was in business in Lowell, Mass .; was register of deeds of Belknap county for some years. He d. Laconia, May 22, 1887, ae. 53-II-8. His widow m. his brother, Edwin C. Lewis. Child :
a. Winnifreda Wallace, b. Feb. 3, 1858; m. Chas. H. Turner.
19. Edwin Creswell, b. N. H., Nov. 28, 1836. Graduated from New Hampton Institution, 1854; Harvard college, 1859 ; read law in Lowell, Mass., and settled in New Hampton, where he was trustee of the literary institution, secretary and member of the executive committee ; was town treasurer and moderator. Removed to Laconia where he was editor and part proprietor of the Laconia Democrat, 1878-'97; was county treas- urer two years, and member of the governor's council, 1891-'93. He m. July 24, 1890, Mrs. Eliza Bean ( Hilton) Lewis. She d. Apr. 15, 1899.
20. Sarah Eliza, b. Sept. 4, 1839: m. F. C. Jordan, June 12, 1866 ; res. Biddeford, Me. Children :
a. Ellen Bell.
b. Benjamin. c. Sally.
21. James Pickering, b. Feb. 10, 1842; m. Molly Winne. He was a clerk in the post-office department at Washington, D. C. He d. at Wash- ington, Dec. 22, 1901, ae. 59-10-12. Child :
a. James.
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THE LOCKE FAMILIES
The Lockes of Bristol are the descendants of John Locke, b. England, Sept. 16, 1627. He settled in Portsmouth or Rye about 1640, m. Elizabeth Berry in 1652, and was a prosperous farmer and noted Indian fighter. While at work in his field, Aug. 26, 1696, he was ambushed and killed by the Indians. The line of descent appears to have been as follows :
I. Capt. John Locke, b. England, Sept. 16, 1627, was the father of
2. Edward. He was the father of
3. Thomas Locke, b. Rye, 1713. He was the father of
4. Benjamin.
*5. Levi, b. Kingston, 1745.
*6. Thomas, b. Oct. 14, 1751.
(5) Levi Locke, b. 1745, m. Rachel Fuller. CHILDREN
*7. Benjamin, b. Sandown, Apr. 10, 1770.
8. Rachel, b. Rye, Oct. 15, 1772 ; m. Abraham Dolloff. (See.)
9. Abigail, b. Sandown ; m. Josiah Fuller. (See.)
(6) Thomas Locke was b. Oct. 14, 1751. He m. Martha Worthen, b. 1745. She is supposed to have been a sister of Lieut. Samuel Worthen. They were in Bristol as early as the summer of 1771, on the farm where Solon Dolloff now lives. The road or path in those days was higher up on the hillside than now and their log cabin was beside this road directly back of the present farmhouse. "Tom" Locke was a great bear hunter, and one fall trapped or killed sixteen bears on Briar hill, near by. This family removed to Stanstead, Canada, some time previous to 1800, where he d. Apr. 14, 1816, ae. 64-6-0. She d. same place, Mar. 17, 1826, ae. 81.
CHILDREN, all born Bristol
IO. . Moses, b. May 3, 1773 ; m. Margaret Durgan.
II. Sarah, b. Jan. 28, 1776 ; m. - Converse ; lived and d. in Wilmot.
I2. Abigail, b. Sept. 22, 1778; m. Obadiah Belknap ; settled in Barn- ston, Canada, 1807. He was b. Lisbon, 1774, and d. 1834, ae. 60. She d. Apr. 3, 1861, ae. 82-6-II. Children :
a. Mitchell, b. Jan. 21, 1800.
b. Sally, b. Dec. 21, 1801 ; m. Nicholas Davis.
c. Thomas, b. Aug. 10, 1803; m. Sally Dearborn.
d. William, b. Sept. 20, 1805 ; m. Roxanna Taylor.
e. Martha, b. Apr. - , 1807; m. James Felden.
f. Hannah, b. 1810; m. Joseph Bailey.
13. Levi, b Dec. 22, 1780 ; m. Sally Clement, Sept. 30, 1804. She was b. Penacook, Feb. 27, 1787. Settled in Barnston, Canada. Children :
a. Betsey, b. Nov. 23, 1805; m. John M. Mosher.
b. Levi, b. Jan. 19, 1814 ; d. unm.
c. Chloe, b. Jan. 16, 1816; m. Guy Aldrich, b. Barston, Can., Apr. 30, 1813. Had nine children.
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d. Louisa, b. Nov. 8, 1819 ; m. William Burroughs.
e. Amanda, b. Feb. 13, 1822; m. Thomas Cooper.
f. Thomas, b. June 16, 1824; m. Lydia E. Howard, b. Lisbon,
Feb. 22, 1825. Res. Barnston. Five children.
g. Sally, b. Apr. 20, 1826; m. Walter S. Baldwin; d. Jan. 15, 1855, ae. 28-8-25.
h. Lucy, b. May 27, 1829 ; m. John Sheerar.
14. Ward, b. Aug. 12, 1784.
15. Mary, b. Mar. 28, 1787 ; m. Levi Hill, b. Portsmouth.
(7) Benjamin Locke, b. Apr. 10, 1770, came to Bristol in 1785, when he was 15 years of age, and made his home with his uncle, Thomas Locke. Three years later, he shouldered a pack of provisions, and with ax in hand penetrated the wilderness seven miles on Bridgewater hill, built a hut and cleared land for a home. After spending a year or two in this lonely retreat, during which time he was constantly annoyed by bears and other wild animals, he sold, and located in the neighborhood that was destined to take his name. He m. (1) Mar. 17, 1796, Hannah, dau. Cutting Favor (See), b. Aug. 6, 1776. They commenced life in a log cabin of two rooms near where the schoolhouse now stands. Later, he erected a more commodious house near where Stephen Staples lately resided, and here nearly all of his children were born. May 27, 1822, during the absence of the family, this home, with all the comforts and conveniences of the day, was destroyed by fire. With characteristic energy, he erected another house, though comparatively poor, for the shelter of his family. Mr. Locke was a man of marked individ- uality, a leader in thought and influence in the town. He and his wives were prominent Methodists, and their home was always open to the itinerant preacher. He was a man of great piety and great strength of lungs, and at a meeting in the school- house when thirteen were converted his shouts were heard more than a mile distant. His wife, Hannah, d. Nov. 15, 1825, ae. 49-3-9, and he m. (2) July 23, 1826, Nancy, dau. of Jacob Gurdy (See), b. Mar. II, 1788, and d. Apr. 15, 1866, ae. 78-1-4. He. d. Apr. 9, 1858, ae. 87-11-29.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
*16. Favor, b. Aug. 21, 1797.
17. Roxy, b. Dec. 3, 1798; m. Levi Dolloff. (See.)
*18. Sherburn, b. Apr. 10, 1801.
19.
Lavina, b. June 29, 1805 ; m. Henry Wells. (See.)
20. Joanna, b. Apr. 6, 1807. She m., Mar. 23, 1825, Jacob Webster, b. New Hampton, Aug. 29, 1803. They removed to New York, and, in 1853, to Caledonia, Minn., where he d. Oct. 26, 1873, ae. 68-1-27 ; she d. same place Nov. 1, 1892, ae. 85-6-25. Children :
a. Hannah, b. Bristol, Oct. 25, 1826 ; d. Lowell, Mass., Sept. 19, 1842, ae. 15-10-24.
b. Elizabeth Amanda, b. New Hampton, July 13, 1828 ; m. Washington F. Robinson. She d. Caledonia, Feb. 15, 1855, ae. 26- 7-2; he d. Redwood Falls, Minn.
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c. Benjamin Bailey, b. Alexandria, Apr. 22, 1841 ; m. Sally Ann Wheaton, Dec. 25, 1864. They res. Caledonia.
2I. Philena, b. Mar. 1, 1809; m. May 20, 1857, Timothy Wiggin, Bridgewater, b. Mar. 1, 1809. He d. Bridgewater, Mar. 31, 1890, ae. 81- 0-30 ; she d. Bristol, May 20, 1898, ae. 89-2-19. No children.
22. Benjamin, b. Apr. 17, 1810. He m. Apr. 18, 1835, Harriet, dau. David and Esther (Moore) Mason. He d. May 30, 1840, ae. 30-1-13, and she m. (2) Nicholas Dolloff. (See.) Children :
a. Mary, b. Bristol, July 19, 1837; m. Oct. 11, 1855, Thomas Knight, b. Franconia, Sept. 28, 1828, and removed to St. Johnsbury, Vt. One child, Grace.
b. Esther M., b. B., Apr. 28, 1839 ; m. Warner Huntoon, Jan. 8, 1858; d. Boston, Mass., Dec. 9, 1880, ae. 41-7-II.
23. Hannah, b. June 2, 1812 ; m. Kiah Wells. (See.)
24. Sally D., b. Sept. 4, 1814; m. Winthrop R. Fellows. (See.)
*25. Levi, b. May 15, 1817.
26. Dorothy Sargent, b. Mar. 25, 1819; m. Mitchel H. Page. (See.) 27. Harriet, b. Jan. 14, 1822; m. Philip S. Drake. (See.)
28. Susan, b. Feb. II, 1828 ; m. Milo Fellows. (See.)
(16) Favor Locke, b. Aug. 21, 1797, m. Jan. 30, 1821, Sally Clough, dau. Abraham Dolloff (See), b. May 30, 1798. He commenced life on the Abraham Dolloff farm, thence moved to the Edwin T. Pike farm. Here he res. till 1852, when he removed to North Main street. He d. July 10, 1882, ae. 84-10-19. She d. in family of her son, Favor, May 29, 1894, ae. 96, lacking one day. He was a deacon of the Free Baptist church.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
29. Jane, b. Aug. 22, 1823; m. John F. Cass. (See.)
30. Orrin, b. Jan. 13, 1826; d. Bristol, Feb. 5, 1898, ae. 72-0-22. He m. Apr. 19, 1849, Nancy Jane, dau. Daniel Favor, M.D., b. Hill, Feb. 26, 1825. He was a carpenter and workman in paper-mill, and res. Lake street. Odd Fellow, Free Baptist, Republican. She d. Bristol, May 16, 1900, ae. 75-2-20. Children, all born Bristol :
a. Mary Ann, b. Sept. 21, 1850; m. Burley M. Ames. (See.)
b. Sarah, b. Dec. 31, 1857 ; m. Hadley B. Fowler, M.D. (See.) 3I. Abram Dolloff, b. May 21, 1828; m. Jan. 16, 1853, Sarah A., dau. of Daniel Sleeper. (See.) She d. June 1, 1901, ae. 71-0-4. He m. (2) Jan. 16, 1902, Augusta A. Locke, of Concord. They res. Concord. No children.
32. Favor, b. July 5, 1831. Was a boot-maker for some years, later a farmer west of New Chester mountain. He m. Nov. 27, 1862, Adeline White, dau. of Andrew Crocket and Eliza (Perkins ) Thompson, b. Frank- lin, June 11, 1838. Child :
a. Ada Maria, b. Bristol, Aug. 13, 1869 ; m. Jan. 1, 1891, Rev. Frank D. George, a Free Baptist clergyman, now at Ashland.
(18) Sherburn Locke, b. Apr. 10, 1801, m. 1820, Sally, dau. of Daniel and Sally (Young) Hill, b. Northfield, Nov. 26, 1800. He d. Mar. 23, 1874, in Faribault, Minn., ae. 72-11-13 ; she d. Mar. 19, 1863, ae. 62-3-23.
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33. Hannah Favor, b. Bristol, June 26, 1826 ; m. Samuel Little, May
7, 1854. He d. Austin, Minn., Nov. 23, 1881. She res. Austin.
34. Sarah Jane, b. Cayuga, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1833; m. Oct. 30, 1855,
Henry Roberts, b. Cambridge, Eng., July 19, 1832. They res. Austin, Minn.
35. Levi, b. Chautauqua, N. Y., Mar. 23, 1835, and d. in Des Moines, Iowa, Apr. 3, 1892, ae. 57-0-10. He m., Jan. 8, 1863, Elizabeth, dau. of Andrew Hodges, b. Aug. 2, 1841. Res. Des Moines. Children :
a. Wilfred D., b. Cedar Falls, Ia., Mar. 4, 1865; m. June 30, 1891, Mary McLeon.
b. Fred Leroy, b. C. F., Mar. 27, 1868; d. at Des Moines, May 10, 1891, ae. 23-1-13.
c. John Earl, b. C. F., Apr. 23, 1870.
d. Walter, b. Des Moines, Aug. 23, 1875.
e. Carl, b. D. M., Mar. 14, 1881 ; d. Apr. 14, 1890, ae. 9-I-o.
(25) Levi Locke, b. May 15, 1817, m. July 18, 1839, Susan Gilman, b. in Dorchester, Oct. 10, 1819. She d. Jan. 7, 1881, ae. 61-2-27, and he m. Feb. 13, 1884, Mrs. Sarah P., widow of Andrew J. Robinson, of New Hampton. He d. May 14, 1898, ae. 81, lacking one day. She d. May 31, 1901, ae. 79-9-10. He was a farmer on Summer street, and kept a meat market for many years in the village. For nearly 50 years an official member of the Methodist church. Mason, Republican. Member of legislature 1866 and 1867.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
36. Roxy Dolloff, b. Apr. 19, 1840 ; m. George H. White. (See.)
37. Annette, b. June 27, 1842 ; m. Alonzo W. Jewett. (See.)
38. Benjamin, b. June 23, 1847; m. Mrs. Mattie J. Colbath, dau. of Smith C. Place, b. Gilmanton. He d. Stratham, Nov. 24, 1879, ae. 32-5-I. She res. Exeter.
39. Levi Manson, b. Dec. 9, 1854 ; m. Fannie Martha, dau. of Henry Anson and Sarah (Pike) Smith, b. Haverhill, Apr. 8, 1858. In meat business at East Weymouth, Mass., now in Lebanon. Odd Fellow. Children :
a. Ethel Maude, b. Bristol, Nov. 13, 1877.
b. Hazel Maria, b. E. Weymouth, Mass., Aug. 12, 1892.
40. Charles E., b. July 5, 1858. Unm. Is a painter in Bristol.
I. Reuben Blake Locke, son of Samuel B. and Betsey (Philbrick) Locke, was b. Concord, May 23, 1821. He was the sixth generation from John Locke, of Rye, b. England, Sept. 16, 1627. Jan. 9, 1848, he m. Sarah H., dau. of Benjamin Cass, b. Andover, Aug. 24, 1828. He was a blacksmith in Bristol in 1851 ; and later a miller and dealer in grain and flour. Removed to Tilton, Mar., 1884, where he d. Feb. 3, 1903, ae. 81-8-10.
CHILDREN
2. Martha E., b. Alexandria, Oct. 14, 1848; d. Concord, Dec. 5, 1865, ae. 17-1-21.
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3. Hannah Lucina, b. Bristol, May 5, 1851 ; d. Plymouth, May 31, 1854, ae. 3-0-26.
4. Francis Asbury, b. Concord, Mar. 3, 1855; d. Concord, Feb. 7, 1866, ae. IO-II-4.
5. Helen Sarah, b. C., Jan. 10, 1859 ; d. B., Jan. 10, 1877, ae. 18-0-0.
6. George Reuben, b. East Concord, Jan. 1, 1864; m. June 23, 1887, Fannie S., dau. of Savory and Margaret (Cobleigh) Gordon, b. Landaff, Jan. II, 1864. Educated in schools of Bristol and at Tilton Seminary. Is a Methodist clergyman, member of N. H. conference. Ordained dea- con at Rochester by Bishop Goodsell, Apr. 23, 1893; ordained elder at Concord, by Bishop Merrill, Apr. 14, 1895. Has filled pastorates at Chichester, Moultonboro, East Haverhill, East Colebrook, Henniker and Sanbornville; now res. at Tilton. Children :
a. Margaret Sarah, b. Tilton, Aug. 10, 1888.
b. Helen Frances, b. T., Apr. 8, 1893.
7. William Benjamin, b. Bristol, Oct. 10, 1867; m. Aug. 16, 1893, Mary Frances, dau. of Charles E. and Judith (Gile) Rowell, b. Merrimac, Mass., June 16, 1870. Is a Methodist clergyman, and member of N. H. conference. Educated in public schools of Bristol, at Tilton Seminary, and at Boston University, receiving degrees of A.B. from latter institu- tion, June 4, 1890. Ordained deacon at Rochester, Apr. 23, 1893, by Bishop Goodsell; and elder at Concord, Apr. 14, 1895, by Bishop Merrill. He has filled pastorates at Landaff, Merrimacport, Mass., Rumney, Smithtown, Newfields, and now, 1903, at Colebrook. Children :
a. Judith May, b. Seabrook, May 24, 1896.
b. Mildred Sarah, b. S., June 10, 1897; d. at S., Sept. 27, 1897.
THE LOTHROP FAMILY
I. Rev. Nathan C. Lothrop, son of Solomon and Fanny (Chase) Lothrop, was b. in Norton, Mass., June 19, 1839. He m., Nov. 16, 1865, Sarah J., dau. of Stephen and Belinda (Fogg) Lovejoy, b. Meredith, Nov. 19, 1843. He is a clergy- man of the Free Baptist denomination. Was pastor of Free Baptist church in Bristol, 1877-'81. (See Free Baptist church.) He now res. Contoocook.
CHILDREN
2. Ormsby A., b. Milton, Sept. 17, 1867 ; m. Nov. 4, 1886, Della A., dau. of Green L. Tilton (See), b. June 21, 1867. He was clerk in store at Center Harbor and Concord, later messenger for American Express com- pany with residence at Concord. She d. of consumption at Bristol, Mar. 6, 1889, ae. 21-8-15. He was killed by falling from train at Tyngsboro, Mass., Jan. 1, 1890, ae. 22-3-14. Interment at Bristol. No children. He was a young man of much promise.
3. Fannie B., b. Strafford, May 29, 1870. Teacher. Res. Concord.
THE LOUGEE FAMILY
I. Elwood Simpson Lougee, son of Rev. Samuel F. and Hattie S. (Robinson) Lougee, was b. in Chichester, May 8, 1867. He m. (1) Dec. 25, 1888, Julia Ann Atwood, dau. of George Keniston. She d. in Alexandria, and he m. (2) Apr. 25, 1897, Mrs. Fannie Etta Simonds, dau. of David P. Hoyt. (See.)
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2. Bernice Maud, b. Hill, Dec. 24, 1889 ; d. Bristol, Sept. 13, 1890.
3. Donald Elwood, b. Bristol, Nov. 8, 1891.
THE LOVEJOY FAMILIES
I. Abbott Lovejoy was b. in Milford, July 17, 1800. He was the son of Samuel, who fought at Bunker Hill at the age of 15, and the grandson of Nathan, who came from Scotland and settled in Pepperell, Mass. When Abbott was 17 years old he went to Hebron and learned the blacksmith's trade of his brother. In 1821, he commenced business for himself in Alex- andria, and two years later succeeded to the ownership of the blacksmith shop that stood where Cavis Brothers' store now is. After doing business there a few years he erected a shop near the west end of the carriage shop, corner of Central and Water streets, and here he continued his trade for nearly or quite 40 years. In 1826, he erected the residence on Pleasant street now owned by Mrs. Aldonna Bingham. Nov. 29, 1824, he m. Sarah, dau. of William Crawford (See), b. Alexandria, July 29, 1801. He d. Aug. 14 1879, ae. 79-0-27. Mrs. Lovejoy lived alone for 20 years previous to her death, which occurred Feb. 9, 1900, at the age of 98-6-10. She was a great lover of birds and flowers and every room in her home was adorned with curios from all parts of the world.
CHILDREN
2. William Crawford, b. Bristol, Sept. 28, 1828 ; m. Oct., 1850, Ellen Preston, dau. of Michael, b. in Hill, and d. in Bristol, Oct. 3, 1852, ae. 21. He m. (2) May 12, 1853, Ann Maria, dau. of John L. Blake, b. Mar. 12, 1828. From 1849 till 1872 he was in the carriage business on Central street, most of the time with Joseph D. Kelley. He d. May 6, 1901, ae. 72-7-8. Democrat. Children :
a. Aldonna, b. Bristol, Nov. 29, 1854; m. Frank W. Bingham. (See.)
b. Mary Ellen, b. B., Dec. 9, 1863 ; d. unm., Nov. 8, 1898, ae. 34-10-29.
3. James, b. B., Aug. 19, 1831. He was a jeweler in Manchester for many years. Retiring from business, he removed to Kansas, where he has children and grandchildren living.
Abbott Lovejoy adopted or gave homes to :
4. Joseph D. Kelley, b. May 30, 1828. (See.)
5. William Bruce, went to sea and was never heard from.
6. Sarah Jane, dau. of Benjamin Tilton, of Plymouth. She m. a Prescott, went West, and soon after d. of consumption.
7. Sarah Wyatt, dau. of Richard and Lavina Merrill, was adopted when eight years old. She d. Jan. 7, 1865, ae. 23 years.
I. John Lovejoy, the son of Artemas and Mehitable (Weth- erbee) Lovejoy, was b. in Lancaster, Nov. II, 1828. He m.
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GENEALOGIES - LOVÉRIN
Helen Maria, dau. of Larkin Dodge and Sarah (Sheldon) Her- rick, b. Nashua, Sept. 7, 1829. He was a locomotive engineer on the Northern road from the age of 20. He took the first pas- senger train into Bristol ; was engineer of the free train that was run from Bristol to Concord, July 4, 1848, and operated the first engine that was run from New Hampshire into Vermont. He continued as engineer 20 years ; was foreman of the round house at West Lebanon 28 years ; retired from business and located in Bristol in 1895, and erected a residence on Beech street where he now res. A Democrat, Mason, and Congregationalist.
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2. Frank Herrick, b. West Lebanon, Mar. II, 1856; m. Feb. 13, 1884, Hattie Louise, dau. of Otis K. Bucklin. (See.) He has been con- ductor on trains between Bristol and Concord since July, 1882. Children :
a. John Otis, b. Bristol, July 3, 1887.
b. Clifton Royal, b. B., Aug. 27, 1893.
LOVERIN
I. Ora Howard Loverin is the son of Prescott and Betsey (Sawyer) Loverin. He was b. in Springfield, July 3, 1853. Since about 1871, has been an employee at Hotel Bristol. Unm.
THE LOWELL FAMILIES
I. Wayland Ervin Lowell, son of Daniel Greeley and Louise Helen (Wescott) Lowell, b. Canaan, Sept. 24, 1869. He m., July 1, 1893, Nora Agnes, dau. of Nathan E. and Mary Elsie (Gray) Hopkins, b. Bristol, Nov. 11, 1873. They came to Bristol in September, 1894. He is a laborer in Mason- Perkins Co.'s pulp-mill. Built a house one-half mile south of Central square.
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2. Elnora Elsie, b. Boston, Mass., Aug. 9, 1894.
Allen Lowell, brother of above, b. Canaan, Apr. 18, 1867. Came to Bristol in September, 1900. Unm. Laborer in pulp- mill.
I. Burton Winford Lowell, a brother of above, was b. Canada, Jan. 29, 1873. He m. Etta, dau. of Charles G. and Aurelia (Wood) Lord, b. Canada, July 8, 1877. He has been a laborer in Bristol since January, 1898.
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