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a. Isadore Maria, b. Dec. 24, 1870; graduated from New Hamp- ton Literary Inititution 1893 ; was a public reader ; m. Nov. 17, 1896, Prof. Charles W. Cutts, a teacher at New Hampton Institution, now principal of High school and superintendent of schools at Merrimac, Mass. She d. Merrimac, Sept. 22, 1902, ae. 31-8-28. Child : Mary Elisabeth, b. Bristol, Oct. 4, 1897.
b. Frank Abbott, b. July 19, 1872. Graduated from New Hamp- ton Literary Institution, 1892; Dartmouth College, 1899 ; now pro- prietor Dartmouth Press, and editor Hanover Gazette, Hanover. c. Carrie Etta, b. Jan. 24, 1874 ; pursued classical course at New Hampton Literary Institution ; m. Sept. II, 1900, Pierce J. Little, foreman in shoe factory at Exeter. Child : Margaret Musgrove, b. Exeter, Jan. 23, 1903.
d. Mary Donker, b. Oct. 22, 1875; graduated at New Hampton, 1896 ; is associate editor of Bristol Enterprise; member of Metho- dist choir.
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e. Anna Belle, b. Jan. 7, 1878. Since 1898, a student and teacher of music in Boston.
f. Eugene Richard, b. Aug. 20, 1879. Graduated from Tilton Seminary, 1900; now a student at Dartmouth College.
IO. Adam Clark, b. B., Aug. 22, 1842. In 1862, was employed in a knitting-mill at Cohoes, N. Y., where he changed his first name to Abbott, and under this name enlished in Co. H, 115th Regt., N. Y. Vols. Killed in action at Deep Bottom, Va., Aug. 16, 1864, ae. 21-II-24. (See Roll of Honor.)
II. George Gustavus Sanborn, b. B., Dec. 27, 1845 ; d. Apr. 15, 1846.
12. Charles Marston, b. B., Feb. 2, 1848; m. Dec. 21, 1867, Sarah Maria, dau. of Oliver B. Fogg. (See.) A farmer in Bristol till about 1880 ; an overseer in knitting-mills in Cohoes, N. Y., and Pittsfield, Mass., for 19 years. Has taken out several patents for improvements in knit- ting machinery ; now manufacturer of knit goods, Pittsfield. Children :
a. Addie Viola, b. Bristol, May 24, 1868 ; m. Feb. 5, 1891, Perry E. Miller, of Pittsfield. They res. Pawtucket, R. I., where he is a knit goods manufacturer. Children : (1) Florence, b. Coventry, R. I., Nov. 3, 1891. (2) Clarence McArthur, b. Pittsfield, Nov. 15, 1893. (3) Lester Arthur, b. Pawtucket, Nov. 23, 1896.
b. William Abbott, b. B., Sept. 11, 1871 ; m. Nov. 23, 1892, Nellie W., dau. of Nelson and Nettie (Tayer) Parker, b. Pittsfield, Mass., Nov. 23, 1872. He is in the meat business at Pittsfield. Child : Nelson Parker, b. Dec. 12, 1894.
c. Clara Elizabeth, b. B., Mar. II, 1874; m. Dec. 2, 1896, Elmon R. Johnson, M.D., an ear, nose and throat specialist in Boston, Mass. Children : (1) Charles Musgrove, b. Wollaston, Feb. 2, 1898. (2) Elmon Reuben, b. W., Aug. 16, 1901.
d. George Egbert, b. B., Sept. 26, 1876; took a three years' scientific course at Dartmouth College, 1899-'02; now electrical engineer at Schenectady, N. Y.
e. Arthur Sylvanus, b. B., Mar. 3, 1879.
f. Grace Cole, b. Pittsfield, Jan. 7, 1883.
g. Alberta, b. P., Nov. 13, 1885.
THE MUZZEY FAMILY
I. Samuel Muzzey, son of Joseph and Jane (Bartlett) Muzzey, was b. Boscawen, Jan. 28, 1810. He m. Sept. 13, 1834, Sally G., dau. of William and Nancy (Gove) Blake, b. Andover, June 28, 1815. They came to Bristol from Northfield in March, 1844, and settled in the Locke neighborhood, where he d. July 5, 1886, ae. 76-5-7; she d. same place, Dec. 17, 1898, ae. 83-5-19. Farmer, Methodist, Republican.
CHILDREN
2. Ann A., b. Canterbury, Nov. 6, 1835. Res. on home farm. Unm.
3. John B., b. Northfield, Feb. 5, 1838. Was machinist in Penacook. Served in 2nd Regt., N. H. Vols., private, Co. E; killed at battle of Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, 1862, ae. 24-6-24.
4. Hannah H., b. N., Mar. 13, 1840; m. Charles H. Phipps. (See.)
5. Sarah, b. N., June 30, 1842; d. May 19, 1903, ae. 60-10-19.
6. William Joseph, b. Bristol, June 6, 1844; m. Oct. 15, 1872, Helen Ann, dau. of Thomas T. and Nancy B. (Clesby) Moore, b. Concord, Mar.' 10, 1855. Was a machinist in Concord till 1892; a farmer in Bristol ; now res. Tilton. Mrs. Nancy B. Moore d. in this family in Bristol, Oct. 4, 1888, ae. 70-0-24. Children :
WILLIAM I. MUSGROVE
JOHN H. MUSGROVE
CHARLES M. MUSGROVE
SARA M. C. MUSGROVE
HENRIETTA (GUILD) MUSGROVE
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a. Frankie William, b. Bristol, Jan. 31, 1880; d. Sept. 16, 1881, ae. I-7-15.
b. Bertha Helen, b. Penacook, July 18, 1890.
. 7. Orrin Jacob, b. B., Oct. 21, 1846; m. Dec. 30, 1875, Emma Jane Avery, dau. John F., b. Apr. 6, 1854; d. Bristol, July 2, 1880, ae. 26-2-26. He m. (2) Oct. 18, 1882, Cora Augusta, dau. Frederick Kidder. (See.) They res. Warner. Children :
a. Fred Charles, b. Franklin, Feb. 27, 1877. Res. Bristol ..
b. Ralph Kidder, b. Bristol, Mar. 5, 1884. .
C. Roy Chandler, b. Concord, June 22, 1890.
d. Carl, b. C., Aug. 9, 1892.
e. Marion E., b. Warner, Apr. 20, 1899. f. Son, b. Warner, Apr. 20, 1899 ; d. May 3, 1899.
8. Walter Scott, b. B., July 13, 1849; m. Nov. 26, 1873, Ellen Cath- erine, dau. of David Abbott, Concord, b. Sept. 17, 1852. In meat business at Tilton. Children :
a. Harry Walter, b. Franklin, Apr. 20, 1876 ; m. Oct. 17, 1898, Emma Jennie, dau. of Frank Lovell, b. Lawrence, Mass., July 3, 1877. In meat business, Tilton. Children : (1) Merle Ellen, b. Apr. 25, 1899. (2) Miriam Lovell, b. Dec. 13, 1900.
b. Arthur Phipps, b. July 23, 1883 ; d. Apr. 17, 1884.
9. Albert Collis, b. B., July 6, 1851 ; m. July 20, 1880, Mary A., dau. Richard Thomas, b. Lawrence, Mass. In the meat business, Tilton. Child :
a. Herbert Thomas, b. Tilton, Jan. 2, 1887.
THE NEALY FAMILY
I. Rev. William Alson Nealy was the son of John and Sarah (Cooper) Nealy. He was b. West Bolton, Vt., Nov. 3, 1845, and m. Sept. 3, 1873, Martha M., dau. of Thomas and Roxy (Shaw) Brill, b. St. Armands, P. Q., Jan. 9, 1850. He was pastor of the Free Baptist church in Bristol, 1888-'90, and here d. June 28, 1890, ae. 44-7-25. She res. 39 Church street, Malden, Mass.
CHILDREN
2. Walter Alson, b. Putnam, N. Y., Nov. 17, 1876. Is a chemist in Norwood, Mass.
3. Milo Arthur, b. Tiverton, R. I., Oct. 26, 1879; m. June 3, 1903, Harriet O., dau. of Charles B. and Harriet M. (Dale) Glover, b. Chelsea, Mass., Sept. 3, 1881. He is clerk in freight office, Malden, Mass.
4. Martha Alice, b. Adamsville, R. I., Dec. 9, 1886.
THE NELSON FAMILIES
I. The Nelsons of Bristol are descendants of Thomas Nel- son, the ancestor of most of the Nelsons of New England. Thomas and his wife, Joan, emigrated to this country with twenty families from Rowley, Yorkshire, England, in 1638. They arrived in Salem, Mass., in December, and in the spring following removed to a place named, a year later, Rowley, after their old town in England. Thomas d. in England, August
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1648, where he had gone on business. They had five children, of whom the eldest, was
2. Philip, b. England, 1636. He graduated from Harvard college in 1654, the only one in that class. He was a captain in Sir William Phipps's expedition against Quebec in 1690. He d. Aug. 19, 1691, ae. 55. He m. (1) Sarah Jewett, June 24, 1657. She had two children and d. Feb. 14, 1665. He m. (2) Nov. 1, 1666, Elizabeth, dau. John Lowell, by whom he had eleven children. The ninth child was
3. Joseph, b. Nov. 28, 1682. He m. in 1706, Hannah, dau. of Capt. Samuel Brocklebank. She d. June 5, 1732, ae. 48. They had ten children, the second of whom was
4. Joseph, b. Mar. 10, 1709, and res. in Rowley. He m. Lydia, dau. of Aaron and Elizabeth (Pearson) Pingree, Nov. 7, 1734. Joseph, d. Mar. 6, 1769, ae. 59-11-26; she d. Mar. 8, 1786. They had eight children, of whom the youngest was
5. Stephen, b. Apr. 5, 1752. He was a farmer in Sutton, and sold his farm during the Revolutionary war for $800 in Con- tinental scrip. A year or two later he purchased another farm in Salisbury, when he found his $800 had depreciated to $8. He m. Abigail Page in Salisbury. He spent the last 12 years of his life in the family of his son, Levi, in Bristol, where he d. Dec. 15, 1847, ae. 95-8-10. He was the father of II children, four of whom were :
6. Aaron, m. Jan. 20, 1807, Betsey, dau. of Jonathan Ingalls (See), b. Bristol, Oct. 12, 1785. They erected a farmhouse near where is now Ray- mond Cavis's cottage on east shore of lake, and there res. till they removed to No. Faystown, Vt. Later in life, they removed to Massena, N. Y., where they d. Children :
a. Charles, m. Sophronia Ingalls.
b. Luther W.
c. Betsey, m. Walter Wheeler and d. at Raymondville, N. Y., Aug. 9, 1881; he d. Apr. 15, 1903.
d. Eliza, m. Horace Ingalls.
7. Affa, b. Aug., 1779; made her home in the family of her brother, Levi, in Bristol, and d. Oct. 25, 1838, ae. 59-2 -. *8. Levi, b. Sutton, Aug. 12, 1789.
9. Hannah, b. Salisbury, Feb. 21, 1792 ; m. Robert Heath. (See.)
(8) Levi Nelson, son of Stephen, b. Aug. 12, 1789, m. May 28, 1809, Sara Evans, b. Salisbury, June 3, 1788. They re- moved to Bristol in 1812, and purchased the Nelson farm. The first dwelling on this farm stood higher up on the hillside and some distance west of the present highway, near the schoolhouse destroyed by fire in 1816. Here he resided for some years, and then built a house just above the present farmhouse on this farm. He d. Jan. 18, 1875, ae. 85-5-6 ; she d. Dec. 14, 1877, ae. 89- 6-II. The Nelsons of Bristol have been noted for their sterling character, physically and mentally.
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CHILDREN, all except first born Bristol
IΟ. Cyrus, b. Salisbury, Oct. 3, 1810 ; d. Nov. 30, 1820, ae. 10-1-27.
*II. Stephen, b. Aug. 2, 1812.
I2. Dorcas, b. Nov. 6, 1814 ; m. Joseph Kidder. (See.)
*13. Levi, b. Dec. 7, 1816.
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Lydia, b. Dec. 4, 1818; m. Abram Dolloff. (See.)
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Hannah, b. July 26, 1820; d. June 23, 1829, ae. 8-10-27.
16. Hiram, b. Jan. 24, 1822; m. Oct. 15, 1843, Sally M., dau. James and Lydia Randall, b. Barnstead, Feb. 15, 1820. When a young man he went to Texas ; returned and settled in Meredith in 1833. He served in the 12th Regt., N. H. Vols. (See Roll of Honor.) His last years were passed on a farm in Belmont, where he d. Sept. I, 1894, ae. 72-7-7. Children :
a. Ann R., b. Bristol, Nov. 9, 1844 ; m. Sept. 6, 1865, Charles E. Whitney, Lake Village, d. June 25, 1891, ae. 46-7-16.
b. Electa M., b. B., Feb. 20, 1847 ; m. Oct. 28, 1865, John F. Davis, b. Lakeport, Apr. 22, 1843. No children.
c. Clara Belle, b. B., Dec. 15, 1850 ; d. Meredith, Aug. 22, 1855, ae. 4-8-7.
17. John S., b. Sept. 16, 1823; m. Nov. 23, 1843, Belinda, dau. of Silas B. and Abbie (Sanborn) Tilton, b. Andover, Aug. 6, 1820, and d. Canterbury, Jan. 2, 1855, ae. 34-4-26. He m. (2) Jan. 21, 1886, Jennie B., dau. John L. and Julia A. (Grant) Clement, b. Groton, Feb. 9, 1846. He was in California three years in the fifties, and was wagon master of the 2nd Regt., N. H. Vols., in the Civil war, the first year of its service. Res. Canterbury. Children :
a. Son, d. Aug. 13, 1844.
b. Winfield Scott, b. Rumney, May II, 1846; m. July 4, 1865, Hattie S. Glidden.
c. Clara P., b. Hebron, Nov. 20, 1848 ; m. Mar. 6, 1878, Charles H. Lovejoy.
d. Clora E., b. Groton, Nov. 28, 1850 ; m. Oct. 23, 1877, Solon S. Southard. (See.)
e. Nellie B., b. Bristol, Jan. 31, 1860 ; d. Jan. 21, 1881, in Canter- bury, ae. 20-II-20.
18. Henry Darius, b. Sept. 30, 1825 ; m. July 4, 1847, Elizabeth G. Merrill, of Gilmanton. He was a blacksmith. Was killed in Lawrence, Mass., Oct. 5, 1852, while firing a salute in the political campaign of that year, ae. 27-0-5. Children :
a. Emma, b. Manchester.
b. Ellen E., b. Lawrence; d. Feb. 12, 1855, ae. 4-9-0.
19. Cyrus Weeks, b. July 10, 1827; m. Jan. 31, 1852, Mary Augusta b. Gilmanton, Mar. 18, 1830, dau. of John and Hannah (Osborne) Mer- rill. He left Bristol 1850; was watchman in Stark mills at Manches- ter ; located on a farm on the turnpike in Plymouth in 1855, where he still continues. His wife d. Oct. 3, 1900, ae. 70-6-15. He m. (2) Oct. 7, 1901, Sarah A. (Leavitt) Hartford, who d. Jan. 30, 1902, ae. 67; he m. (3) Nov. 26, 1902, Lucretia C. (Lufkin) Flanders. Children :
a. Ina Affa, b. Manchester, July 26, 1853; m. Oscar J. Piper, and res. Meredith Center.
b. Ida Augusta, b. Plymouth, Apr. 27, 1856 ; m. Feb. 24, 1873, Robert Dustin, of Hebron ; (2) Dec. 26, 1891, Sherman Woodbury. Res. Plymouth.
c. Ai Henry, b. P., July 19, 1857; m. Jennie L. Couch, Salisbury ; merchant, Littleton Center, Mass.
d. May Ellen, b. P., Jan. 4, 1859 ; m. Marcus T. Day, Pittsburg, Oct. 25, 1893. Res. Pittsburg.
e. Carrie Helen, b. P., Oct. 2, 1863 ; m. Bennie A. Cass, Ply- mouth.
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f. Minnie Georgiana, b. P., May 19, 1865 ; m. Alfred E. Hartford, Hebron. Res. 12 Monument street, Somerville, Mass.
g. Marcia Lillian, b. P. Apr. 6, 1868 ; m. Aug. 17, 1887, C. W. Prescott, Tilton.
h. Miles Grant, b. P., July 29, 1870 ; m. Jan. 11, 1892, Nellie G. Tucker, Penacook. He is a clergyman and pastor of a church at Springfield, Mass.
20. Relief, b. May 10, 1829 ; m. Jan. 6, 1853, Benjamin F. Shaw, b. Salisbury, Feb. 3, 1826, and d. Salisbury, Mar. 4, 1890, ae. 64-I-I. She and her children res. Salisbury. Children :
a. Adoniram J., b. Dec. 9, 1853 ; d. Jan. 15, 1857, ae. 3-1-6.
b. Charles, b. June 22, 1855.
' C . Naomi A., b. Nov. 8, 1858.
d. Oscar F., b. Dec. 20, 1862.
e. Sarah E., b. Dec. 16, 1864.
21. Oren, b. Apr. 25, 1831; m. Dec. I, 1853, Mahala P., dau. of Gilman Ingalls (See), b. Feb. 8, 1830. He was a farmer and res. on a farm near Danforth brook, on road to New Hampton, where he d. Nov. 8, 1887, ae. 56-6-13. Republican. Free Baptist. She d. Bristol, Jan. 29, 1902, ae. 71-II-21. Children :
a. Arthur Vale, b. Bristol, Aug. 21, 1854 ; m. Eva Adeline Hall, and d. Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 27, 1884, ae. 30-2-6.
6. Alvin Sumner, b. B., Apr. 4, 1859 ; d. Sept. 29, 1859.
c. Winnie Augusta, b. B., Dec. 21, 1864 ; d. Mar. 15, 1865.
d. Augusta Ingalls, b. B., Apr. 20, 1869; m. (1) Everett H. Emmons. (See.) She m. (2) Scott Tirrell. (See.)
22. Norman G., b. Dec. 4, 1832 ; m. May 20, 1854, Frances, dau. of Ansel and Elisabeth (Vickery) Weeks, b. Merrimack, Feb. 22, 1831. Was a blacksmith and millwright. Went to Lawrence, Mass., in 1851. Has been for many years superintendent of the U. S. Tubular Bell com- pany's works at Methuen, Mass. Res. Lawrence. She d. Aug. 23, 1900, ae. 69-6-1, and he m. Sept. 16, 1902, Mrs. Martha (George) Baxter. Chil- dren :
a. Lindsey A., b. Meredith, Apr. 29, 1857 ; m. Nov., 1885, Lonie W. Chandler, and res. Lawrence.
b. Leo G., b. M., July 6, 1859. Res. Lawrence. Unm.
(II) Stephen Nelson, son of Levi, b. Bristol, Aug. 2, 1812, m. Mar. 15, 1838, Louisa, dau. of Joseph and Lydia (Worthen) Prescott, b. Bridgewater, Feb. 5, 1813, and d. Bristol, Mar. 16, 1893, ae. 80-I-II. He was a farmer on the home farm and a teamster, making frequent trips to Boston with a six-horse freight wagon, carrying country produce and returning with goods for the farmers or country traders. He was a Repub- lican, and member of the Free Baptist church. He d. Feb. 17, 1892, ae. 79-6-15.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
23. Dan Prescott, b. Nov. 12, 1838; killed at battle of Chancellors- ville, May 3, 1863, ae. 24-5-21. ( See Roll of Honor.)
24. Albert Day, b. Jan. 28, 1840 ; d. Feb. 10, 1865, of disease contracted in the army, ae. 25-0-12. (See Roll of Honor. )
25. Major Jesse, b. Mar. 14, 1841 ; m. July 19, 1867, Susie Mary, dau. William H. and Susan Samler, b. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 21, 1850. He served in Co. D, 12th Regt., N. H. Vols. (See Roll of Honor. ) Farmer ; has res. in Norwood, Mass., since about 1880. Children :
STEPHEN NELSON
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a. William Samler, b. Hammonton, N. J., Apr. 15, 1868.
b. Flora Louise, b. Salem, Mass., Nov. 15, 1870; d. Aug. 14, 1871.
c. Albert Stephen, b. S., June 22, 1872 ; d. Oct. 21, 1872.
d. Jesse Edwin, b. S., Apr. II, 1875 ; d. Apr. 23, 1881, ae. 6-0-12.
26. Daughter, b. 1843.
27. Harriet M., b. June 9, 1845 ; d. May 26, 1867, ae. 21-II-17.
28. Sarah E., b. Nov. 18, 1846; m. George A. Robie. (See.)
29. Martha Smith, b. Aug. 8, 1850; m. (I) Jan. 3, 1871, George Car- rol Mason, who d. Hill, Nov. 4, 1875. She m. (2) May 15, 1877, Luther L. Mason, and res. Hill. Children :
a. Harry Ruric, b. Hill, Apr. 20, 1872 ; m. June 22, 1892, Sadie J. Lindsey. Res. Dorchester, Mass. Child: (1) Harold Lind- sey, b. Mar. 3, 1894.
b. Lillian Blanch, b. Feb. 28, 1878.
c. Martha Belle, b. Aug. 11, 1879.
30. Finette Eva, b. Apr. 6, 1853 ; m. Joshua D. Hemphill. (See.)
31. Levi Joseph, b. Nov. 19, 1856; m. Sept. 28, 1881, Mrs. Zoa O. Dow, dau. Stephen P. and Elizabeth (Roberts) Wiggin, b. Ashland, June IO, 1858. He is a farmer on the farm occupied by his father and grandfather. Republican. Children :
a. Ralph Waldo, b. Mar. 27, 1883.
b. Orea Prescott,
c. Oral Stephen, b. June 20, 1885.
(13) Levi Nelson, son of Levi, b. Bristol, Dec. 7, 1816, m. Apr. 21, 1846, Lucinda Thompson, dau. of David Batchel- der (See), b. Bridgewater, Apr. 5, 1826, and d. Bristol, Apr. 7, 1895, ae. 69-0-2. He was a farmer and shoemaker. He built a farmhouse on the site of the Huntington house, on east side of highway from the Clay farmhouse, which he removed later to Summer street, the house now occupied by Charles H. Phipps. He d. Bristol, May 18, 1899, ae. 82-5-II.
CHILDREN
32. Cynthia, d. in infancy.
33. Hattie, b. Hebron, May 7, 1856; m. Nov. 4, 1872, Clark O. Braley. Res. Alexandria. Children :
a. Christie Allen. b. George Edmonds. c. Iola.
34. Lilla Arrimetta, b. Hill, June 8, 1858; m. Edward S. Gilman. (See.)
35. Stephen, b. Nov. 3, 1859 ; d. May 21, 1869, ae. 9-6-18.
THE NICHOLS FAMILY
I. Charles Frederick Barron Darrell Nichols, the son of Luther Washington and Sarah Jane Talbot (Darrell) Nichols, was b. Boston, Mass., May 26, 1846. He m., Sept. 19, 1872, Alice L., dau. of John Adams and Jane Woodbury (Roberts) Lang, b. Meredith, Oct. 20, 1852. He early entered the employ of the Northern railroad, serving as clerk, and passenger con- ductor for 20 years. In July, 1875, he succeeded Oscar F. Morse as conductor on the Bristol branch, continuing till Sep- tember, 1883, when he resigned. On leaving Bristol, he engaged
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with his father-in-law in the manufacture of piano cases at Meredith; was proprietor of cafe at Nashua Junction railroad station. In March, 1902, purchased the "Corner Book and Art store," Concord, where he is now in trade.
CHILD
2. Joseph Percival, b. Concord, Apr. 22, 1885.
THE NORRIS FAMILIES
I. Rev. George Washington Norris is the son of Benja- min and Zaphira (Ross) Norris, b. Dorchester, July 7, 1837- He m., Sept. 26, 1863, Martha F., dau. of Henry and Martha (French) Sanders, b. Wilmot, May 9, 1835, and d. Dover, Mar. 6, 1895, ae. 59-9-27. He m. (2) Nov. 23, 1896, Mary Augusta Hamilton, who had been for 26 years a teacher in the public schools of Lawrence, Mass .; b. Lawrence, Sept. 21, 1848, dau. of Oliver B. and Mary Hamilton. He has been a Methodist clergyman and member of the New Hampshire conference since 1864, 14 years as presiding elder. Was pastor of the M. E. church in Bristol three years from 1871. Res. in Lawrence.
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2. George Channing (adopted), b. about Sept., 1866. Was eight months on a whaling cruise on the Atlantic; served in the Ist N. H. Regt., Spanish war. Now employed by Concord Axle company at Pena- cook. He m., in Concord, Mary Abbie Plummer, of Boscawen. Children : a. Irving F. b. Howard C.
c. Charlotte Abbie, b. June 30, 1902.
I. Harry William Taylor Norris is the son of William T. and Mennetta (Martin) Norris. He was b. Danbury, Mar. 9, 1877, and m. June 22, 1898, Rose E., dau. of George F. Follans- bee. (See.) He was a boot and shoe dealer in Emerson block for five years, till Oct., 1899. Is now head waiter Hotel Rock- ingham, Portsmouth.
THE NOYES FAMILY
I. Fred Eugene Noyes is a son of Fred Page and Anna (Johnson) Noyes. He was b, in Landaff, Oct. 17, 1869, and m. Jan. 19, 1897, Lill Ethel, dau. of Will A. Shaw (See), b. Brook- lyn, N. Y., Dec. 23, 1872. Since June 1, 1900, has been pro- prietor of the North End store.
CHILDREN
2. Helen Ardele, b. Tilton, Mar. 12, 1900 ; d. Bristol, Nov. 21, 1901, ae. 1-8-9.
3. Harold Arthur, b. Bristol, Mar. 12, 1902.
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THE NUDD FAMILY
I. Andrew Taylor Nudd, son of Benjamin, was b. in Lou- don, May 8, 1849. He served as a private in Co. H, 18th Regt., N. H. Vols., Civil war, and came to Bristol soon after the war. He m., Aug. 8, 1869, Abra Ann, dau. of Philip S. Drake (See), b. Jan. 13, 1851. He d. in Bristol, Jan. 10, 1882, ae. 32-8-2. She d. Laconia, Sept. 4, 1892, ae. 41-7-21.
THE OAKLEY FAMILIES
I. Stephen A. Oakley was a son of David and Charity Oakley. He was b. Yonkers, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1813, and m. Sarah Louise, dau. of Greenleaf Blake (See), b. Jan. 29, 1814. He spent the greater portion of his life in New York, and came to Bristol about 1873. Here he d., June 26, 1880, ae. 66-9-7. She d. Randolph, Vt., in Jan., 1897, ae. 83. No children.
I. William Thatcher Oakley, a brother of the above, was b. Yonkers, N. Y., Dec. 30, 1828. He m. Mar. 22, 1865, A. Elizabeth, dau. of Robert and Elizabeth (Hardham) Tharp, b. New York city, Jan. 8, 1836. He was an expressman in New York; located in Bristol, 1875, and here d. Mar. 13, 1884, ae. 55-2-13. She res. Bristol. Methodists.
CHILDREN
2. Minnie L., b. New York city, Dec. 24, 1865 ; d. Mar. 29, 1876, ae. 10-3-5.
3. Clara J., b. N. Y., Mar. 9, 1873; m. (1) Arthur T. Chase; (2) Homer H. Hutchinson. (See. ) Methodist, member of choir.
4. Charles T., b. Bristol, May 29, 1880 ; d. Mar. 6, 1881.
THE O'LEARY FAMILY
I. Arthur O'Leary, son of Arthur and Julia (O'Brien) O'Leary, was b. Nashua, Nov. 19, 1847. He m. Oct. 13, 1872, Ida Lizzie, dau. of Joel C. Adams. (See.) She d. July 12, 1888, ae. 33-9-, and he m. July 12, 1889, Ella A., dau. of Henry W., and Margaret (Frizzell) Stoddard, b. Canaan, Vt., Nov. 24, 1851. He came to Bristol 1869. Laborer. Repub- lican.
2. Arthur, b. Bristol, Aug. 15, 1874 ; d. Oct. 19, 1874.
3. Bert Elmer, b. B., Aug. 9, 1876. Res. Montpelier, Vt.
4. Arthur Leslie, b. B., July 27, 1892.
5. Elbon Stoddard, b. B., Mar. 7, 1895.
THE ORDWAY FAMILY
I. Col. Giles W. Ordway, the son of Giles and Elizabeth (Webster) Ordway, was b. in Haverhill, Mass., Aug. 27, 1811.
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HISTORY OF BRISTOL
He was of the fifth generation from James Ordway, who came to this country from England or Wales between 1635 and 1640; settled in Dover in 1641, and m. Anne Emery in 1648. The grandfather of Col. Giles was Edward, Jr., who served in the Colonial wars and was with Wolfe at the capture of Quebec. He settled in Sutton and there d. at great age ; his wife d. the same day. Col. Ordway went to Concord with his parents in 1821. He was a brick and stone mason and had charge of lay- ing the stone work for the extension of the U. S. General Post- office building, and of the brick work for the extension of the U. S. Patent Office building, Washington. He superintended the stone work for six bridges on the river between Manchester and Bridgewater. He was captain of a company of infantry in the militia in Concord, 1834-'39, and Division inspector general on Gen. Wm. R. Parker's staff in 1849, with rank of colonel. In 1853, was member of common council, of Concord. He m. (1) Feb. 22, 1837, Jane Morrison, of Pembroke. She was b. Mar. 24, 1807, and d. Mar. 18, 1852, ae. 44-11-24. He m. (2) Nov. 29, 1853, Betsey Abbott, of Hooksett, b. Jan. 12, 1824, and now res. in Manchester. He came to Bristol, Dec. 27, 1864, and lived on the David H. Sleeper farm near foot of the lake, where he d. Mar. 26, 1873, ae. 61-6-29.
CHILDREN
2. Isaac Henry, b. Dec. 2, 1838; a stone mason, res. Concord, unm.
3. George Renton, d. in infancy.
4. Jennie, b. Washington, D. C., Aug. 2, 1858; m. Nov. 25, 1886, Joshua F. Martin, of Weare. Res. Manchester. Children :
a. Giles Ordway, b. Oct. 19, 1894.
b. Richard Hadley, b. Oct. 3, 1896.
c. Philip Abbott, b. June 2, 1899.
THE OSGOOD FAMILIES
I. Thomas Emerton Osgood was a son of Timothy and Deborah (Pierce) Osgood. He was b. in Hebron, June 26, 1814, and m. Nov. 16, 1846, Sylvia, dau. of Jacob and Betsey (Scales) Lovejoy, b. Rehoboth, Mass., Oct. 16, 1828. He was a carpenter and joiner in Hebron till fall of 1856 or '57 ; after which his legal home was in Bristol. She d. Bristol, Dec. 13, 1858, ae. 30-1-27. He served in the 12th Regt., N. H. Vols. (See Roll of Honor.) After the war, spent a portion of his time at Woonsocket, R. I., and Hopedale, Mass. Republican, Odd Fellow, Universalist. He d. Bristol, Oct. 16, 1896, ae. 82-3-20; death was hastened by his being struck by a runaway horse. The sunshine of his life was conspicuous in his old age, and he died in perfect contentment and in a firm trust in God.
CHILDREN
2. Timothy, b. Hebron, Sept. 8, 1849 ; m. Sept. 28, 1876, Sarah E., dau. of Dearborn and Margaret (Haines) French, b. Barnstead, Dec. 29, 1848.
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GENEALOGIES - PADDLEFORD
She d. Hopedale, Mass., Jan. 17, 1895, ae. 46-0-18. He res. Hopedale. Machinist. Children :
a. Paul, b. and d. July 4, 1878.
b. Harry, b. and d. May 24, 1879.
3. Betsey Jane, b. H., Feb. 3, 1851; m. John R. Bennett. Res. Medfield.
4. Clara Sylvia, b. H., Oct. 28, 1854; m. July 2, 1876, Frank H. French. 5. Deborah Pierce, b. H., Nov. 28, 1856; m. Dec. 2, 1899, Charles A. Palmer.
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