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6. Jonathan, b. Concord, Feb. 10, 1733, and m. Mary Farnham, b. Concord, Aug. 8, 1737. He settled on the Harvey Locke farm in Alexandria, and was said to have been the first man in that town to own a cow. About 1782, he removed to New Chester to the Meshech Gurdy farm north of Smith's river at Profile Falls. He d. Apr. 2, 1794, ae. 61-1-22. She d. Feb. 14, 1805, ae. 67-6-6.
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*7. John, b. Mar. 9, 1769.
8. Polly, settled in Vermont.
9. Susan, settled in Vermont.
IO. Lydia, d. ae. 20.
II. Stephen Merrill, b. Apr. 25, 1776, removed from Concord about 1795, to that part of Sanbornton now Tilton, where he did a large busi- ness as a tanner, currier, and shoemaker. He m. June 3, 1803, Ruth, dau. of Dea. Benjamin Darling, b. July 4, 1774. She d. Dec. 29, 1835, ae. 61-5-25. He removed to Bristol and made his home with his son-in-law, Jonathan, about one mile south of Central square, where he d. Jan. 5, 1860, ae. 83-8-10. Children :
a. Anna S., b. Apr. 15, 1804; m. Jonathan Merrill. (See.)
b. Farnham, b. Mar. 25, 1806; m. Elizabeth Remington; d. Lowell, Mass., Mar. 27, 1872, ae. 66-0-2. Five children.
c. Abigail, b. Aug. 29, 1811; m. Samuel Condon. He was b. Dec. 15, 1795. Was a printer in Boston, Mass .; served in War of 1812, and was a prisoner of war at Dartmoor prison, England, several months. He d. Boston, May 23, 1881, ae. 85-5-8; she d. Tilton, Jan. 17, 1900, ae. 88-4-18. Child : Samuel, b. Nov. 26, 1843; m. Nov. 17, 1869, Mary C. Lang. Res. Tilton.
d. Mary Ann, b. July 8, 1814 ; d. Boston, unm.
e. Stephen, b. Feb. 20, 1817; m. July, 1840. Res. Charlestown, Mass. Five children.
f. Jonathan, b. Jan. 1, 1820; d. Sept. 30, 1826, ae. 6-8-29.
12. Jonathan, b. 1777; m. Mary Barnard, dau. of Ezekiel, b. Warner, Dec. 30, 1779. He succeeded his father on the farm and there d. Jan. 20, 1820, in his 43rd year. She m. (2) Ezekiel Moore, who res. at Profile Falls, and d. in the family of George M. Wooster, Oct. 1, 1875, ae. 95-9-I. Children :
a. Rosanna, b. Bristol, Dec. 6, 1812 ; m. Nov. 13, 1832, Eleazer Wooster, and res. in Campton. She d. Jan. 29, 1834, in Campton, ae. 21-1-23. Child : George M. Wooster. (See.)
b. Chauncey, b. B .; d. Mar. 11, 1818, ae. 2 years.
13. Sally, b. Apr. 14, 1778; m. - Harding and removed to Ohio.
*14. Ephraim, b. Concord, Oct. 26, 1779.
15. Abigail, b. Mar. 13, 1782 ; d. ae. 24, unm.
*16. Moses W.
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(7) John Merrill, son of Jonathan, b. Mar. 9, 1769, m. Nov. 12, 1794, Betsey, dau. of Benjamin Darling, b. Sanbornton, Apr. 27, 1771. He was a tanner and shoemaker in Sanbornton ; removed to Bristol to the Peaslee farm at Profile Falls about 1801. He had a tannery west of the road below the falls which was first taxed 1810. What is now a very small brook furnished power to grind the bark. He operated this mill till he d., May 18, 1830, ae. 61-2-9. She d. Oct. 8, 1834, ae. 63-5-II.
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*17. Jonathan, b. Dec. 5, 1795.
18. Susanna, b. Dec. 24, 1797, res. on Lake street, and d. in family of Jonathan Merrill, unm., Mar. 25, 1869, ae. 71-3-1.
19. Mary Ann, b. Jan. 23, 1800; m. Apr. 20, 1851, Joseph Chadwick, Boscawen. He d. and she returned to Bristol; res. Lake street ; d. in family of Clark Merrill, Mar. 19, 1873, ae. 73-1-26. (Jan. 20, 1874-Cong. church record. )
20. John, b. Bristol, Apr. 10, 1802 ; m. 1824, Rhoda Cilley, dau. of Nathan B., b. Hill, June 12, 1807. They settled on Periwig mountain ; moved to Andover; thence to Dorchester in 1840, and to Wisconsin in 1867. He spent his summers for nearly forty years at the Franconia mountains, where he was on duty at the Pool. He was termed the "Mountain Philosopher." He was in great demand among tourists, never tiring of talking and lecturing on what he termed the scientific construction of the earth, arguing that the earth was hollow and inhab- ited inside and that the sun shone half the time inside, and explaining the relation of this state of affairs with the tides. With the exception of this delusion he was a well balanced man. She d. Pardeeville, Wis., May, 1883, ae. 75-II -. He d. Wisconsin, Jan. 13, 1892, ae. 89-9-3. Chil- dren :
a. Abby B., m. (1) Luther J. Elliott, Dorchester. He d. and she m. (2) Oct. 17, 1858, Quintus Sanborn, and res. Pardeeville, Wis. Three children.
b. Charles C., killed in Civil war.
c. Willard C. d. William C.
e. John, res. Cheever. (See Roll of Honor.)
f. Peter H., res. Pardeeville, Wis.
*21. Clark, b. B., Dec. 16, 1804.
22. Moses, b. Apr. 13, 1807; m. Sally Bennett, and d. Mar. 4, 1868, ae. 60-10-21. She d. Dec. 15, 1881, ae. 70-8 -. Farmer, one mile south of Central square, east side of highway. Free Baptist. Child :
a. John William, d. May 21, 1862, ae. 22-6 -.
(14) Ephraim Merrill, son of Jonathan, b. Oct. 26, 1779, settled on the river north of Pemigewasset bridge. Hem. Apr., 1808, Sally, dau. of Samuel Drew (See), b. Sept. 28, 1791. He d. Oct. 16, 1844, ae. 64-11-20. She d. Lawrence, Mass., Sept. 21, 1885, ae. 93-1I-23. He was a farmer and tanner.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
23. Rufus, b. Apr. 27, 1809; m. July 4, 1839, Betsey J. Bartlett, Tun- bridge, Vt .; d. Lowell, Mass., Jan., 1847, ae. 37-9 -. Children :
a. George W., served in 4th Mass. Battery ; d. Ship Island, 1863. b. Carrie Elizabeth.
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24. Calvin Clark, b. June 24, 1814; m. Oct., 1845, Eliza Parker ; d. Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 16, 1853, ae. 39-5-22. No children.
25. Eliza Webber, b. June 22, 1816; m. Apr. 10, 1838, Dudley Leavitt Stokes, son of Jeremiah, b. Northwood, Mar. 13, 1812 They res. Law- rence, Mass., where she d. Mar. 15, 1863, ae. 46-8-23. Children :
a. Stephen D., b. Bristol, Mar. 15, 1839; m. Oct. 16, 1860, Martha Ellen Rowe, b. Plymouth, July 15, 1839. He d. Utah, Nov. 21, 1866, ae. 27-8-6. Children: (1) Carrie May, b. Dubuque, Iowa, Sept. 26, 1864. (2) George Warren, b. Chicago, Il1., Oct. 20, 1866. b. Mary Ellen, b. B., May 18, 1841 ; m. Jan. 1, 1866, Augustine R. Hardy. He d. Lawrence, Mass., Feb. 19, 1889, ae. 54-3-18. She res. Lawrence. Child : Georgia Etta, b. Nov. 21, 1866.
c. Sarah Ann, b. Freedom, Sept. 5, 1843; m. Dec. 10, 1860, Wil- liam W. Wallace. He d. June 29, 1864, ae. 27-10 -. She m. (2) July 15, 1874, Francis E. Towle, b. Feb. 27, 1834. Res. Worcester, Mass. No children.
d. George Walter, b. Aug. 20, 1856; d. Dec. 10, 1856.
26. David Mason, b. Nov. 21, 1819; m. Dec. 17, 1845, Clarissa Cass, dau. of John, b. Bridgewater, Jan. 16, 1829, and d. Bristol, Aug. 4, 1870, ae. 41-6-18. He m. (2) June II, 1871, Mrs. Belinda Donavan, of North Sandwich, who d. Sandwich, June, 1893. He was farmer in Bridgewater, Bristol, and Sandwich. Methodist. His last years were passed in Ash- land in home of his daughter and granddaughter, where he d. May 21, 1901, ae. 81-6-o. Children :
a. Sarah Jane, b. Bridgewater, Sept. 11, 1848 ; m. Louis Rowe. (See.)
b. Laura Etta, b. B., Jan. 31, 1852, and d. Bristol, Mar. 15, 1869, ae. 17-1-14.
c. Augusta M., b. Nov. II, 1859; d. June, 1860. 27. Sarah Hardy, b. Jan. 10, 1821 ; m. Nov., 1845, Levi J. Gilbert, Lowell, Mass., and d. Lawrence, Mass., July 28, 1874, ae. 53-6-18. Chil- dren :
a. Chandler, d. Lawrence. b. Charles, d. L.
28. Judith Cross, b. Sept. 11, 1823; m. Mar., 1848, Levi B. Owen, and d. Leeds, Me., May 24, 1864, ae. 40-8-13. Children :
a. Sarah, b. Leeds, Me. ; d. Monmouth, Me. b. Etta, b. L. 29. Mary Lucia, b. July 21, 1825 ; m. Apr., 1843, Timothy Foster, and d. Curtis Corner, Me., Apr. 2, 1892, ae. 66-8-II. No children.
30. Almira E., b. Nov. 27, 1827; m. Sept., 1848, Samuel Edgerly, Lowell, Mass., and d. East Otisfield, Me., Jan. 28, 1859, ae. 31-2-1. Chil- dren :
a. Emma. b. Lucia. c. Annie.
31. John Farnham, b. Nov. 19, 1829; d. Dec., 1844, ae. 15-I -. 32. Stephen M., b. Sept. 5, 1831 ; d. Sept., 1836, ae. 5-0 -.
(16) Moses W. Merrill, son of Jonathan, m. Mariam Bar- nard, sister to wife of his brother, Jonathan. She d., and he m. (2) Mrs. Sally (Worthen) Sanborn, widow of Sherburn. (See.) He was a farmer at South Alexandria. Methodist.
CHILDREN, all born in Alexandria
33. Harum, b. Feb. 3, 1811. Was general ticket agent of Milwaukee & Mississippi railroad, Milwaukee, Wis .; m., had a large family, and d. Boston, Oct. 29, 1890, ae. 79-8-26.
34. Sherburn Sanborn, b. July 28, 1818; m. Nov. 14, 1847, Saralı Dix Kidder, dau. of Francis (See), b. July 6, 1825, and d. in Milwaukee, Mar.
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26, 1855, ae. 29-8-20. He m. (2) May 6, 1858, Mary Ellen Freeman. She was b. Knox, Albany Co., N. Y., Mar. 13, 1831. He d. Milwaukee, Feb. 8, 1885, ae. 66-6-10. Mr. Merrill received only the meager education of the district school at South Alexandria. At sixteen years of age he went to Concord and worked one year in a hotel; then was clerk in a store in Boston for six years. At the end of this time he came to Bristol and took charge of the Bristol House, and in November, 1850, went to Milwaukee. When he reached that place he had but five dollars in his pocket. He obtained a position as foreman of a gang of graders for the Chicago, Mil- waukee & St. Paul railroad. His ability marked him for promotion and he was soon made brakeman, then conductor of a freight train, then of a passenger train. Soon after, he became paymaster, then assistant gen- eral manager, and finally, in 1865, general manager. Under his manage- ment the road increased in mileage till it embraced 6,000 miles, and had in its employ over 30,000 men. He was also largely interested in the Milwaukee street railway and other enterprises. Children :
a. Sarah Worthing, b. Bristol, June 7, 1850; m. Washington Becker, June 22, 1875. Res. Milwaukee, where he is largely inter- ested in street railways. Child : (1) Sherburn Merrill, b. Milwau- kee.
b. Susan Kidder, b. Milwaukee, Dec. 3, 1854; d. Aug. 3, 1871, ae. 16-8-0.
c. Sherburn Freeman, b. July 17, 1859; d. Feb. 8, 1861, ae. I-6-21.
d. Marion, b. Dec. 19, 1861 ; m. Dec. 31, 1884, Grant A. Smith, who d. May 23, 1887. She m. July 22, 1889, Rev. William Chester. Children : (1) Sherburn Merrill, b. Jan. 11, 1886. (2) William Merrill, b. Nov. 4, 1890.
e. Frederick Freeman, b. Aug. 1, 1864.
f. Richard, b. Dec. 27, 1868.
35. Mariam, b. Oct. 9, 1820 ; d. Apr. 17, 1822, ae. 1-6-8.
36. Narcissa S., b. Aug. 8, 1822; m. Galustia Heath; res. Concord,
Mass. No children.
37. Chastina, b. June 18, 1827 ; m. Bradley Walker ; d. Concord, Mass.
38. Moses Worthing, b. Jan. 6, 1829 ; m. Ann Elizabeth Blackmore, b. Nov. 28, 1832. Both are living (1903) in Newton Center, Mass. Chil- dren :
a. Sarah Letitia, b. Mar. 26, 1856; d. Aug 9. 1856.
b. Emma Elizabeth, b. Nov. 7, 1857 ; m. Philip H. Butler ; res. Newton Center, Mass.
c. Alice Chastina, b. Oct. 20, 1860 ; m. W. F. Pillsbury, and res. Chicago, Il1.
d. William Blackmore, b. Aug. 8, 1862; m. Jessie Muer, Mil- waukee. Is a manufacturer of metalic packing. Res. Newton Center, Mass.
e. Mabel Worthing, b. Dec. 22, 1866 ; m. Dr. George L. West. Res. Newton Center.
f. Sherburn Moses, b. Dec. 12, 1871. Graduated from Harvard College ; is treasurer and manager of the Morley Button company. Res. Newton Center.
(17) Jonathan Merrill, son of John, b. Dec. 5, 1795, m. Nov. 11, 1824, Anna S. Merrill, dau. of Stephen, b. Apr. 15, 1804. (See.) He was a tanner and farmer one mile south of Central square. His tan yard was in ravine on west side of road. She d. Nov. 17, 1862, ae. 58-7-2 ; he d. Feb. 19, 1868, ae. 72-2-14.
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39. John Morris, b. Bristol, Oct. 3, 1825 ; m. Aug. 21, 1849, Mary F., dau. Jeremeak C. and Ruth (Fifield) Martin, b. Bridgewater, Aug. II, 1827. He was a farmer and manufacturer of pocket-books and wallets, on Curtice place, opposite his father's. He d. Penacook, July 1, 1871, ae. 45-8-28; she d. Rochester, N. Y., Apr. 28, 1897, ae. 69-8-17. Children :
a. Annie Maria, b. Bristol, June 5, 1851 ; m. June 5, 1869, George Henry Royce, and res. Boscawen. Child : Lillian May, b. Bos- cawen, Feb. 23, 1871; res. Boston, Mass. ; unm.
b. Frank S., b. B., Nov. 28, 1857; d. Jan. 2, 1858.
(21) Clark Merrill, son of John, b. Dec. 16, 1804, m. Mar. 26, 1827, Elizabeth Crowell, dau. of Newman and Harriet Crowell, b. in Andover, May 31, 1808. They commenced life on the Elijah Sanborn place at Profile Falls ; a few years later purchased a farm in the Borough where they resided till he was 80 years of age, when he made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Kelley, in Hill, where he d. Apr. 2, 1887, ae. 82-3-16. She d. in family of her son, Edwin C. Merrill, Mar. 26, 1893, ae. 84-9-25. He was a life-long Methodist ; a class leader. Republican.
CHILDREN
40. Hannah C., b. Bristol, Oct. 23, 1827 ; m. Mar. 16, 1854, Benjamin B. Southmayd, son of Levi, b. Campton, June 12, 1820 ; d. Campton, June 6, 1893, ae. 72-II-24. She d. Rumney, Mar. 4, 1903, ae. 75-4-II. Chil- dren :
a. Benjamin Franklin, b. May 17, 1855; d. Aug. I, 1856, ae. I-2-14.
b. Merrill Clark, b. Nov. 25, 1856 ; m. Nov. 25, 1877, Augusta A., dau. of Joseph H. Moulton, b. Ellsworth, Feb. 1, 1860. They res. West Campton. Children : (1) Leon Frank, b. Dec. 1, 1878. (2) Joseph Benjamin, b. Aug. 11, 1881. (3) William Baker, b. July 20, 1894. (4) Raymond, b. and d. July 17, 1901.
41. Mary Elizabeth, b. Hill, Oct. 19, 1831 ; m. Nov. 10, 1864, Merrill Greeley, son of Nathaniel, b. Waterville, July 2, 1832, and d. Plymouth, Oct. 6, 1894, ae. 62-3-4. He had a summer hotel in Waterville; was in livery business in Plymouth. She res. Plymouth. Children :
a. Nannie Wyman, b. Waterville, May 4, 1868 ; d. Aug. 6, 1869, ae. I-3-2.
b. Mabel Lillian, b. W., Feb. 3, 1871; unm.
c. George Henry, b. W., Nov. 3, 1872.
42. Rose W., b. H., Apr. 13, 1834 ; m. Eben K. Blodgett. (See.)
43. Moses W., b. H., Oct. 19, 1837 ; m. June 15, 1865, Almira H., dau. of Levi and Mercy (Smith ) Southmayd, b. Campton, Aug. 2, 1835. Res. Campton. No children.
44. George S., b. H., Nov. 28, 1839 ; m. May 5, 1861, Agnes J. Sleeper, dau. of Nathan. (See.) They went West in November, 1864. He was for more than 20 years baggage master at Portage City, Wis. Now farmer at Clear Lake, Iowa. No children.
45. Edwin C., b. H., Mar. 27, 1842; m. June 13, 1864, Sophronia C. Abbott, who d. Jan. 28, 1867, ae. 23. He m. (2) Mrs. Lydia Davis, of Grafton. Is a farmer in Alexandria.
46. Anna Ruth, b. H., July 9, 1844; m. William C. Kelley. (See.)
47. Albert L., b. H., June 17, 1847; m. Oct. 7, 1865, Mary, dau. of
CLARENCE N. MERRILL
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Hiram and Hannah C. (Elliott) Webster, b. Nov. 25, 1845. He is a farmer in Rumney. Children :
a. Marietta, b. Mar. 18, 1867 ; m. J. Warren Pulsifer, Holderness. b. Jennie Edna, b. Mar. 9, 1885.
48. Clarence N., b. H., Dec. 31, 1850; m. Mar. 14, 1872, Ann M., dau. of Wilson Foster (See), b. Nov. 15, 1851. In 1869, he went West and was a brakeman on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad for a year ; returned ; spent a year on his father's farm, and was an employee for a year in a bedstead shop in Bristol. In 1872, he entered the employ of Taylor & Shaw at their grist-mill on Central street, and in July, 1884, purchased Mr. Shaw's interest, the firm becoming Taylor & Merrill. In 1896, Mr. Taylor retired, and the business was conducted by Mr. Merrill till May 7, 1903, when the firm name became C. N. Merrill & Son. Besides doing a large business in grain, Mr. Merrill has been an extensive dealer in farming machinery, coal, and fertilizers, and a large manufac- turer of lumber. He has a saw-mill at Groton that he operates most of the year, giving employment at the mill and in the woods to from 25 to 50 hands. He is also a large holder of real estate, owning in Bristol and neighboring towns over 2,000 acres of land. He is a Democrat ; an official member of the Methodist church ; a Knight Templar Mason, and a director of the First National Bank of Bristol. Child :
a. Everett Clarence, b. Bristol, Nov. 11, 1876; m. Nov. 12, 1900, Ethel M., dau. of Sylvester and Mary Elizabeth (Merrill) Wheet, b. 1881, and d. Sept. 29, 1901, of consumption, ae. 20. He m. (2) Oct. 26, 1902, Ella, dau. of Wallace Smith, of Hill. He is asso- ciated with his father in business. Mason, Republican.
THE MINOT FAMILY
I. All by the name of Minot in New England are supposed to be the descendants of George Minot, Esq., son of Thomas, of Seffron, Essex, England, b. 1592. George emigrated to Amer- ica in 1630, and settled in Dorchester, Mass.
2. Capt. Jonas Minot, b. Apr. 25, 1735, was fourth in descent from George Minot, Esq. He m. Mary, dau. of Rev. Willard Hall, of Westford, Mass., and settled in Concord, Mass. He was a soldier of the Revolutionary war, and a prominent man in his day. That vast tract of land now embraced in the towns of Alexandria, Danbury, and New London was granted to him and his associates, and he was interested in other large land transactions in this state. He was the father of
3. Capt. James Minot, b. Concord, Mass., July 4, 1779. He m., Feb. 9, 1804, Sally, dau. of Archelaus and Sarah (Morse) Wilson, b. Nelson, July 19, 1783. At the time of his m. he was a resident of New London, having taken possession of a part of his father's estate in that town three years before. In 1807, he removed to South Sutton, and engaged in trade. Feb. 13, 1813, while residing at South Sutton, he enlisted in Capt. Thomas Currier's company, War of 1812, and was made adjutant of the regiment, with the rank of first lieutenant. Six of his grand- sons served in the Union army during the Civil war. He set- tled in that part of Bridgewater now Bristol, in 1813, and here
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he spent the remainder of his life, with the exception of one year (1836) in Newport, and 14 years in Lebanon, returning to Bristol in 1851. He was a man of means, of superior intelli- gence and ability, and easily ranked among the most influen- tial in this section of the state. He represented Bridgewater in the legislature of 1819, and Bristol in 1820 and 1826, and the senatorial district in 1827. He resided, on coming to town, in a house that stood on the site of Hotel Bristol. He d. Feb. 29, 1864, ae. 84-7-25. She d. Aug. 19, 1853, ae. 70-1-0.
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4. Almira, b. New London, Nov. 23, 1804 ; m. Solomon Cavis. (See.) 5. George, b. N. L., Aug. 10, 1806; m. May 1, 1838, Selina Walker, dau. of George Lewis and Charlotte (Turner) Clark, b. Portsmouth, Dec. 22, 1817. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1828; was admitted to the bar in 1831, and practiced in Bristol till 1834, when he was chosen cashier of the Mechanick's bank at Concord, and removed to that city, remaining with that institution till his death. He was chosen its president in 1854. He was a member of the state constitutional conven- tion of 1850; was U. S. pension agent, and was treasurer of the Boston, Concord & Montreal railroad. (See under Lawyers. ) He d. at Concord, Mar. 8, 1861, ae. 54-6-28. Children, all b. in Concord :
a. Julia Maria Barrett, b. June 13, 1842; m. Aug. 10, 1871, George Henry Twiss, and res. 108 Hamilton Ave., Columbus, Ohio. Three children.
b. Henry Carroll, b. Oct. 30, 1845.
c. George Edward, b. Feb. 16, 1851 ; m. Apr. 8, 1872, Mary J. Floyd, who d. Feb. 7, 1881. Three children.
d. Edith Parker, b. Oct. 14, 1853.
6. Julia Maria, b. Sutton, Jan. 1, 1808; d. Bristol during the typhoid fever epidemic, Dec. 28, 1822, ae. 14-II-27.
7. Sally, b. S., June 19, 1809 ; m. William M. Chase. (See.)
8. Abigail, b. S., May 17, 1811 ; d. Oct. 18, 18II.
*9. Jonas, b. S., Sept. 17, 1812.
*IO. Charles, b. Bristol, Sept. 19, 1814.
II. James Miller, b. B., May 23, 1816 ; m. 1856, Elizabeth Hoit, who d. in Concord, Oct. 31, 1865. He d. Concord, Aug. 8, 1872, ae. 56-2-15. *12. Josiah, b. B., Sept. 17, 1818. I3. Abigail, b. B., Apr. 7, 1821. She res. at Bristol and Concord ;
d. at Concord, while on the train to Bristol, Oct. 1, 1888, ae. 67-5-24. Unm.
14. Martha, b. B., Sept. 29, 1822; m. Cyrus Taylor. (See.)
15. Harriet Maria, b. B., Apr. 27, 1825. She m., Aug. 1, 1848, Arthur Fletcher. He was the son of Nathan Fletcher, and was b. in Bridge- water, Oct. 1, 1811. He graduated from Yale College in 1837, read law with his uncle, Samuel Fletcher, and practiced his profession in Con- cord till within a few years of his death. He d. Concord, Feb. 19, 1885, ae. 73-4-18. She d. Apr. 9, 1900, ae. 74-11-12. Children :
a. Sarah M., b. Aug. 31, 1851 ; d. Aug. 7, 1853, ae. I-II-6.
b. Julia Minot, b. Mar. 13, 1855 ; d. May 12, 1870, ae. 15-1-29.
c. Almira Minot, b. June 16, 1859.
(9) Jonas Minot, b. Sept. 17, 1812, m. Oct. 12, 1835, Anne, dau. of Ichabod C. Bartlett (See), b. Dec. 14, 1813. She d. Clarkson, N. Y., Nov. 18, 1848, ae. 34-11-4, and he m. (2) May 7, 1849, Electa Frary, dau. of Rev. Daniel O. Morton
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(See), b. May 28, 1820. He d. Oct. 27, 1891, ae. 79-1-10. She d. Brockport, N. Y., July 13, 1897, ae. 77-1-15.
CHILDREN
16. Mary Maria, b. Aug. 1, 1840; d. Feb. 1, 1841.
17. James, b. Clarkson, N. Y., Apr. 12, 1843 ; m. May 13, 1874, Fanny E., dau. of Hazen Pickering, of Concord, b. Barnstead, Sept. 27, 1847. In August, 1862, he enlisted in the 140th N. Y. Vols, and served in the same regiment with Gen. Otis, of Philippine Islands fame. Was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864 - foot shattered. Was cap- tured and held a prisoner four months at Lynchburg, Va. After the war was for many years cashier of the Mechanicks National bank, Con- cord, where he res. Both Mr. and Mrs. Minot have been prominent in Grand Army circles. He served four years as adjutant general of the department of New Hampshire, and one year as department commander. She has served as department president of the Woman's Relief Corps.
18. Bartlett, b. Oct. 2, 1845; served in the Union army; m. about 1867, Harriet Murphy. She d. and he m. (2) Orpha O. Hill. Children :
a. Harriet A., b. Feb. 2, 1875.
b. Jonas J. E., b. Nov. 14, 1879.
19. Ann Bartlett, b. Mar. 22, 1850 ; d. Apr. 29, 1895, ae. 45-1-7.
20. Electa Morton, b. July 23, 1851.
2I. Jonas, b. June 18, 1853. 22. Morton, b. Dec. 5, 1855.
23. Mary Maria, b. Nov. 16, 1859.
(10) Charles Minot, b. Sept. 19, 1814, m. May 11, 1841, Sarah, dau. of Samuel and Myra (Ames) Tilton, b. Sanborn- ton, Oct. 23, 1819. He was a merchant in New York, cashier of Citizen's bank, Tilton, and of Mechanick's bank, Concord, and when state banks went out of existence, he formed with his brother, Josiah, the private banking house of Minot & Co., Concord, where he remained till he d., Aug. 25, 1879, at the age of 64-11-6. She d. Feb. 25, 1882, ae. 62-4-2.
CHILDREN
24. Charles Alfred, b. Clarkson, N. Y., June 16, 1842 ; m. at Rockfort, Il1., Feb. 14, 1870, Christianna Vanston, and d. at New York city, June 18, 1889, ae. 47-0-2. He served in the Union army during the Civil war. Children :
a. Sarah Tilton, b. Marion, Il1., May 28, 1871.
b. Charles, b. M., Aug. 27, 1876 ; d. Nov. 13, 1876. 25. Sarah Louise, b. Tilton, Dec. 25, 1855; m. June 8, 1880, at Con- cord, Thomas C. Bethune. Children :
a. Maud Eastman, b. Mar. 13, 1881.
b. Minot Chauncey, b. July 28, 1882.
26. Anne Bartlett, b. Concord, Feb. 13, 1860; m. Oct. 30, 1883, Harry H. Dudley. Children :
a. Dorothea Minot, b. Mar. 7, 1889 ; d. Dec. 17, 1902, ae. 13- 9-10.
b. Charles Hubbard, b. June 26, 1892.
c. Thomas Minot, b. Nov. 29, 1897.
(12) Judge Josiah Minot, b. Sept. 17, 1818, m. Aug. 24, 1843, Abbie Pickering, dau. of Stephen and Mary (Pickering) Haines, b. Canterbury, July 6, 1819. He graduated from
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HISTORY OF BRISTOL
Dartmouth College in 1837, and was a lawyer of high standing (See Lawyers) and a superior financier. He was one of the donors of the Minot-Sleeper library to the town. (See Libra- ries.) He d. Concord, Dec. 14, 1891, ae. 73-2-27. She d. Sept. 2, 1902, ae. 83-1-26.
CHILDREN
27. Isabel, b. Concord, Sept. 24, 1846 ; m. Apr. 24, 1873, Judge George R. Fowler, son of Judge Asa Fowler. He was a practicing lawyer in Boston, and at time of his death was senior justice of the West Roxbury district court. He d. suddenly at Philadelphia, Apr. II, 1897. Children :
a. Ethel Walker, b. Dec. 24, 1875 ; d.
b. Mary Pickering, b. Jan. 25, 1877.
c. Josiah Minot, b. May 17, 1880.
d. Robert, b. July 11, 1884.
28. Grace Melville, b. Concord, Apr. 28, 1851 ; m. Oct. 14, 1878, Ferdi- nand A. Stillings, M.D., a practicing physician of Concord. Children :
a. Mary Walker,
b. Charlotte Melville,
b. Aug. 3, 1879.
29. Frances, b. Concord, Nov. 7, 1855. Res. Concord.
THE MITCHELL FAMILY
I. Alpheus C. Mitchell, son of Daniel M. Mitchell, was b. June 30, 1835. He m., Apr. 2, 1856, Laura R., dau. of Samuel and Sally (Beede) Smith, b. Bridgewater, Jan. 8, 1835. After three years' residence with her parents, they settled on the Seth Spencer farm in Dist. No. 7, Bristol, and there he d. Feb. 5, 1865, ae. 29-7-5. Mrs. Mitchell carried on the farm till May, 1895, when she m. Stephen S. Brock, son of John, b. Alexan- dria, 1835. They removed to the Moses Worthley farm in Hebron, where they now reside.
CHILDREN
2. Beede Morse, b. Bristol, June 22, 1857; d. June 18, 1864, ae. 6-11-26.
3. Sarah Beede, b. B., July 23, 1862; m. William T. Woodward. (See.)
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