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b. Lydia Ann, b. B., June 29, 1830; m. Andoniram Kidder. (See.) Was a student at the Baptist school in New Hampton.
c. Comfort.
d. Rufus, d. Nov. 30, 1819, ae. 7 weeks.
e. Susan, d. Jan. 25, 1820, ae. 4 months.
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f. Lavina, d. Sept. 15; 1825, ae. 2-6 -.
g. Rufus, d. Sept. 5, 1826, ae. 2-3 -.
h. Comfort, d. June 3 (8), 1832, ae. 4-6 -.
4. Betsey, b. June 24, 1797 ; m. Dec., 1835, Joshua Willard. Child : a. Elvira Ann, b. Bristol, Sept., 1836; res. Bristol, unm.
5. Sally, b. Mar. 3, 1800; m. Reuben Kidder. (See.)
6. Mary, b. Aug. 2, 1802 ; m. Benjamin Emmons. (See.)
7. Benaiah, b. May 20, 1806; d. at Stewartstown, of lockjaw at about 16 years of age.
8. David, b. Aug. 11, 1808. He was a farmer and a Methodist local preacher. He m. Apr. 9, 1828, Lydia H., dau. Jonathan Fellows. (See.) ; He res. Bristol, Danbury where he was in trade, and in Alexan- dria, where he d. Oct. 6, 1865, ae. 57-1-25. His widow m. (2) Alonzo Cheney. (See.) Children :
a. Jonathan G., d. May 22, 1830, ae. I-0-10.
b. Olive J., d. Sept. 19, 1832, ae. 2-2 -.
c. Levi S., d. Nov. 14, 1856, ae. 24.
9. Orpha, b. May 26, 1811 ; m. Jonathan B. Sawyer and res. Alexan- dria. He d. Mar. 20, 1848, ae. 43, and she returned to Bristol where she m. (2) Capt. Daniel Sleeper. (See.) She m. (3) Perrin Prescott, who removed to Minnesota. She d. Bristol, Apr. 20, 1888, ae. 76-10-24. Chil- dren :
a. Lois Ann (Sawyer), d. Aug. 28, 1843, ae. 1-3 -.
b. Richard K. (Sawyer), m. Arianna Kidder, dau. of John. (See.)
IO. Theodate, b. Nov. 25, 1814 ; m. Alonzo Cheney. (See.)
I. William Powell was a settler on south side of Bristol Peak in the Locke neighborhood as early as 1780. How long he remained there is unknown.
CHILDREN
2. Benjamin, b. Apr. 26, 1771.
3. Anne, b. Mar. 25, 1773.
4. Daniel, b. Mar. 23, 1775.
5. William, b. Sept. 24, 1777.
6. Comfort, b. Apr. 19, 1781 ; m. Theophilus Tilton. (See.)
I. Joseph Powell was a farmer in the Locke neighborhood about 1800. His wife was Ruth Trumbull, whom he m. Jan. 30, 1798.
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2. Jared, b. Feb. 11, 1799.
3. Betsey, b. Oct. 29, 1800.
THE POWERS FAMILY
I. Jonathan Powers, son of William and Mary (Thomp- son) Powers, was b. Groton, June 30, 1795. He m. Oct. 3, 1819, Anna, dau. of Ebenezer Kendall (See), b. Apr. 12, 1794. In 1817, Jonathan was a clothier on Central street.
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About 1827, he removed to Lansingburg, N. Y., where Mrs. Powers d. Aug. 16, 1833, ae. 39-4-14. He m. (2) Feb. 4, 1841, Esther Jane Heath, b. Exeter, Nov. 9, 1817, d. Grand Rapids, Mich., July 26, 1881, ae. 63-8-17. He d. Grand Rapids, Oct. 16, 1864, ae. 69-3-16.
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2. William Thompson, b. Bristol, July 8, 1820; m. Dec. II, 1838, Louisa, dau. of Charles J. and Sara (Gaskin) Hall, b. London, England, Dec. 3, 1823. At 27 years of age he went to Grand Rapids, Mich., where he became largely interested in timber lands and manufacturing lumber and furniture. He put in operation the first circular saw-mill in Michigan and the first furniture factory in Grand Rapids, and helped largely to make that city a noted furniture center. He built the canal on the west side of Grand river and the larger part of the manufacturing buildings in that district and also on the east side, and erected some of the best business blocks, including the opera house block. "There is no one man more identified with the growth and prosperity of the city than Mr. Powers."
3. Mary Ann, b. B., Dec. 12, 1821 ; m. Sept. 1, 1851, Edward Augus- tus Filley, b. Lansingburg, N. Y., Mar. 14, 1818. He was an importing merchant in St. Louis; res. Hebron some years ; d. Haverhill, Sept. 12, 1901, ae. 83-5-28. Mrs. Filley has been identified with the Woman's Suf- frage movement and other reforms. In 1879, she purchased the farm of her deceased uncle, Joseph Powers, at North Haverhill, stocked it with a choice herd of Jerseys and has since been engaged in farming. In one year she made with her own hands 4,000 pounds of butter. Children :
a. Frances Amelia, b. St. Louis, Aug. 4, 1852 ; m. Oct. 29, 1878, Darwin E. Kithredge, of St. Louis.
b. Chloe, b. St. L., Feb. 26, 1856 ; d. July 5, 1858, ae. 2-4-9.
c. Augustus, b. St. L., July 26, 1858.
'd. Anna Kendall, b. St. L., Aug. 22, 1861.
.4. Deborah Ball, b. B., Apr. 2, 1823 ; m. May 1, 1843, in Troy, N. Y., Alfred Osgood Currier, son Sylvanus, b. Haverhill, Apr. 9, 1817, and d. Grand Rapids, Mich., May 24, 1881, ae. 64-1-15. She d. same place Apr. 21, 1881, ae. 58-0-19. Children :
a. Arthur Webster, b. Troy, N. Y., Apr. II, 1844; m. Oct. 30, 1867, Amelia Mary Snyder, of Grand Rapids. Children : (I) Maggie Amelia, b. Grand Rapids, May 24, 1869; m. Horace V. Ward, June 30, 1892. (2) Julia Deborah, b. G. R., Aug. 24, 1873. (3) Edith Anna, b. G. R., Sept. 20, 1882. (4) Arthur Webster, b. G. R., Nov. 24, 1884. (5) George Leonard, b. G. R., Mar. 3, 1887. b. Anna, b. T., June 27, 1847 ; m. Mar. 4, 1868, Theodore Chand- ler Putnam, of Grand Rapids, b. Nov. 4, 1840, at Warwick, Mass. Children : (1) Theodore Franklin, b. Grand Rapids, June 26, 1869. (2) William Powers, b. G. R., Oct. 23, 1873.
c. Alfred, b. Grand Rapids, May 29, 1851.
d. Adeline, b. G. R., Aug. 5, 1858.
5. Susan Dow, b. Hebron, Nov. 3, 1826; m. May 24, 1843, Caleb C. Heath, son of Daniel, b. Springfield, Feb. 14, 1822 ; d. Plainfield, Mich., Jan. 8, 1867, ae. 44-10-24. She res. Mill Creek, Mich. Children :
a. Jonathan, b. Rensselaer Co., N. Y., Apr. 27, 1844; m. Sept. 14, 1872, Ellen Minerva Zareba, b. Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, July 27, 1848. Res. Bijou Hills, Brule Co., South Dakota. Two children.
b. Daniel, b. Troy, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1846 ; m. June 21, 1873, Eliza- beth Obrion, b. Ireland, Jan. 27, 1855 ; d. Sept. 26, 1876, ae. 21-7-29. He m. (2) Apr. 20, 1886, Sarah Kate Brown, b. England, June 7, 1854. Six children.
c. Phebe Ann, b. T., Dec. 5, 1847; m. in Plainfield, Mar. 20,
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1868, Augustus Richmyre, b. Cleveland, June 25, 1838. She d. Mack's Creek, Camden Co., Mo., May 18, 1891, ae. 43-5-13. Six children.
d. Caleb, b. T., July 18, 1850; m. Oct. 21, 1871, Euphema Isa- belle Norton, b. Grand Rapids, Dec. 16, 1850. Seven children.
6. Eben, d.
7. Jonathan, d.
8. Daniel.
THE PRAY FAMILIES
I. Ebenezer K. Pray, son of Ira and Nancy P. (Keezer) Pray, was b. Parsonsfield, Me., Nov. 19, 1829, and m. Aug. I, 1852, Ruth F., dau. of Sewall and Mary S. (Goss) Smith, b. Wentworth, Nov. 5, 1833. He was a blacksmith and hosiery manufacturer in Ashland ; located in Bristol in 1868, and engaged in the manufacture of leather at tannery then on Lake street. Later in the cultivation of oranges in Florida. Residence, No. Main street, near Union. Was selectman four years and a trus- tee of the Bristol Savings Bank eighteen years. Republican, Mason. He d. Bristol, Feb. 16, 1902, ae. 72-2-27 ; she d. Ash- land, May 2, 1903, ae. 69-5-27.
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2. Anson Burlingame (adopted), son of Aaron Burnham and Harriet (Gordon) Cate, b. Holderness, Nov. 7, 1857. He came to Bristol in 1868. He m. July 3, 1890, Martha B., dau. of Rev. David Calley. (See.) He was a jeweler and assistant postmaster in Bristol 1879-1902. Res. Sum- mer street. Child :
a. Frances Mary, b. Bristol, July 15, 1891.
I. Martin Bradeen Pray, brother of Ebenezer K., above, was b. South Tamworth, Nov. 1, 1845. He m. Marcia Ann, dau. of Jeremiah M. Calley, b. Holderness, July 3, 1840. They came to Bristol in March, 1878, and own and occupy the George T. Crawford residence, Winter street. He is a job teamster. Has served as road agent. Republican.
CHILDREN
2. Bertha, b. Ashland, Aug. 7, 1870 ; d. Bristol, Jan. 18, 1889, ae. 18- 5-II. 3. Lela Mae, b. A., Aug. 14, 1872; m. June 28, 1899, William A. Moore, son of Robert, b. Canada, May 30, 1869. He was in trade at Hard- wick, Vt., in Pomona, Cal., and now at Ludlow, Vt. Child :
a. George Anthony, b. Hardwick, Vt., May 9, 1901.
4. Willis Everett, b. A., Feb. 29, 1876; m. Nov. 9, 1902, Lottie B., dau. of Joseph P. Hill. (See.) Child :
a. Son, b. Sept. 28, 1903.
5. Elwyn Lawrence, b. Nov. 10, 1884.
THE PRESCOTT FAMILIES
1. James Prescott, the ancestor of the Bristol Prescotts, came from Dryby, in the county of Lincolnshire, England, in
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1665, and settled in Hampton. In 1668, he m. Mary, dau. of Nathaniel and Grace Boulter, b. Exeter, May 15, 1648. In 1694, the town of Kingston was granted to James Prescott and others, and in 1725 he settled there, and there d. Nov. 25, 1728, aged about 85 ; Mary, his widow, d. Kingston, Oct. 4, 1735, ae. 87-4-19. They were the parents of nine children, of whom the first was
2. Joshua Prescott, b. Mar. 1, 1669 ; removed to Kings- ton as early as 1725. He was the father of eleven children, of whom the second was
3. Joshua Prescott, b. about 1713, m. (1) Abigail Ambrose. They had four sons and two daughters. She d. and he m. (2) Mary Moulton, about 1763, and removed to Chester, where he d. July 12, 1785, ae. about 72. By his second wife he had five sons. He served six months in the expedition against Crown Point in 1758, and signed the association test in Chester in 1776. One son was
4. Joseph Prescott, b. June 8, 1767; m. in 1790, Lydia Worthen, b. Aug. 28, 1772. After the birth of their first child in Chester, they removed to Bridgewater and first settled near the site of the meeting-house, but soon after located on what is still known as the Prescott farm, and here he d. Nov. 7, 1861, ae. 94-4-29. She d. Apr. 25, 1852, ae. 79-7-27. He was one of seven who organized the first Methodist class in Bristol. Was a prominent and respected man in the community ; repre- sented Bridgewater several years in the legislature.
CHILDREN
5. Elizabeth, b. Chester, Feb. 23, 1791. She m. (I) Abner Fellows. (See.) She m. (2) July 15, 1834, Joseph Goss, of New Hampton.
6. Josiah Worthen, b. Bridgewater, Feb. 9, 1793; m. 1817, Dorothy Leavitt, and settled in Hooksett.
7. Abigail Bartlett, b. B., Oct. II, 1795; m. July 29, 1821, Elisha Worthen, and d. Oct. 1, 1851, ae. 55-II-20. Two children.
8. Jesse, b. B., Nov. 29, 1797 ; d. Sept. 6, 1799, ae. 1-9-7.
*9. Jesse, b. B., Apr. 24, 1800.
Mary, b. B., Apr. 20, 1802; m. Nov. 24, 1825, Samuel Worthen. (See.)
II. Lydia, b. B., Apr. 4, 1804 ; m. Gilman Fletcher, b. Aug. 27, 1804. She d. Feb. 18, 1828, ae. 23-10-14.
12. Dorothy, b. B., Mar. 9, 1806 ; m. June 21, 1830, Gilman Fletcher (his second wife). She d. Nov. 10, 1853, ae. 47-8-I.
13. Joseph, b. B., Mar. 23, 1808; m. Oct. 2, 1833, Harriet Marshall, b. July 16, 1810, and d. Sept. 15, 1848, ae. 38-1-29. He m. (2) Mar. 14, 1850, Lucy Frost, b. Feb. 13, 1833. He was a shoe manufacturer in Natick, Mass., where he d. July 26, 1852, ae. 44-4-3.
14. Almira, b. B., May 5, 1810 ; m. Jan. 12, 1836, Joseph Huckins.
15. Louisa, b. B., Feb. 5, 1813 ; m. Stephen Nelson. (See.)
16. Ruth Ann, b. B., Oct. 7, 1815 ; m. Apr. 12, 1853, Simon Batchel- der, b. Aug. 29, 1797.
17. Harriet Newell, b. B., Feb. 23, 1819; d. June, 1821, ae. 2-4 -.
(9) Jesse Prescott, b. Apr. 24, 1800; m. Jan. 8, 1827,
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Eliza Harriman, dau. of John (See), b. Aug. 27, 1803. He succeeded his father on the home farm, where he d. Mar. 17, 1871, ae. 70-10-23 ; she res. some years in Bristol and here d., Nov. 24, 1889, ae. 86-2-27. Members of the Bristol, Methodist church.
CHILDREN
18. Aaron Charles, b. Bridgewater, June 18, 1829 ; m. Mar. 17, 1858; Marinda, dau. of William and Laura (Harriman) Webster, b. Plymouth, Dec. 20, 1836. He was a farmer on the Prescott farm till 1874; res. Bris- tol, 1874-1901, since in Montpelier, Vt., employee in pulp-mill, and 'a meat-cutter. Republican, Odd Fellow, official member of Methodist church. Child :
a. Arthur Webster, b. Bridgewater, May 4, 1861; m. Nov. I, 1882, Helen M. White, dau. Marshall W. (See), b. Bristol, Oct. 12, 1863. He m. (2). Was auditor in railroad offices at Plymouth"and Concord ; now cashier Montpelier & Wells River railroad, at Mont- pelier, Vt. Child : Lawrence Hayward, b. Bristol, Dec. 14, 1883. -
19. Lucian William, b. Sept. 23, 1831 ; m. Aug. 12, 1857, Julia Platt French, dau. Abijah, b. Stratford, June 1, 1832. He was granted a license to preach by the Bristol Methodist church; graduated from the Metho- dist Biblical Institute, Concord, in 1855, joined N. H. Methodist Confer- ence same year, and filled pastorates till 1881 ; has since res. in Warren. Children :
a. Willie Andrew, b. Stratford, Aug. 28, 1858; d. Nov. 13, 1861, ae. 3-2-15.
b. Ettie Lucia, b. Haverhill, Oct. 9, 1865 ; m. Sept: 1, 1892, Fred C. Gleason. Res. Warren. . Child : Kenneth Prescott, b. July 19, I900.
c. Frank Jesse, b. Somersworth, May 9, 1869 ; d. Sept., 1869.
d. Gracie Bell, b. Rumney, July 13, 1874 ; graduated from Bates College, Lewiston, Me., 1896. Teacher in High school, South Portland, Me.
20. Amanda Ann, b. Apr. II,'1837; m. Mar. 23, 1868, Daniel W. Spen- cer, a lawyer, Berwick, Me. Two children. 1.
2I. Orpha Jane, b. May 4, 1839; m. May 4, 1861, Herbert A. Shaw, who d. May, 1874. She d. Feb. 9, 1875, ae. 35-9-5. Children :
a. Jessie Amanda, b. June 4, 1864; burned to death 1883, ae. 19. b. Hattie Jane, b. Aug. 15, 1866; m. Benjamin Jones, 221 Lowell street, Arlington Heights, Mass. Two children.
c. Ruth Belle,
d. Susie Dell, b. Sept. II, 187I.
Another branch of the Prescott family is as follows :
I. James Prescott, who came from England in 1665. (See P. 344.) His second child was
2. James Prescott, b. Sept. 1, 1671. He m. Mar. 1, 1695, Maria Marston, dau. of William, b. May 16, 1672. She d. and he m. June 17, 1746, Abigail, widow of Dea. Benjamin Sanborn. He had eight children, of whom the second was
3. Samuel Prescott, b. Mar. 14, 1697, m. Dec. 17, 1717, Mary, dau. of Joseph Sanborn, b. July 28, 1697. He was a farmer at Hampton Falls, where he d. June 12, 1759, ae. 62- 2-28. He had five sons, the youngest of whom was
REV. LUCIAN W. PRESCOTT
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4. Jeremiah Prescott, b. Sept. 29, 1718, m. Jan. 15, 1741, Mary Hayes. Served in the French war 1755-'56. She d. and he m., Feb. 10, 1780, Mary, widow of Lemuel Towle. Of his nine children, the first was
5. Jeremiah Prescott, b. Dec. 22, 1741, m. Jan., 1764, Jane Sherburne, b. Oct., 1745. Served in Revolutionary war as lieutenant. Was a farmer in Epsom ; d. Apr. 25, 1817, ae. 75- 4-3 ; she d. Sept., 1828, ae. 82-II -. The first of his eight chil- dren was
6. John Prescott, b. Dec. 17, 1764, m. June 11, 1792, Deb- orah, dau. of Benjamin and Betsey (Dudley) Hill, of Northwood, b. June 17, 1757. She d. Bristol at the home of her son, Jere- miah, Nov. 25, 1843, ae. 86-5-8. He was a carpenter and mill- wright in Epsom. He spent his last years in Bristol and cele- brated his 92nd birthday by walking from Bristol village to New Hampton village, and the next day continued his walk to New Hampton Center. He d. Bristol, May 20, 1857, ae. 92-5-3. He was the father of thirteen children. Of these, two settled in Bristol, viz .:
*7. Jeremiah Hill, b. Epsom, Feb. 24, 1800.
*8. Jonathan Leavitt, b. E., May 29, 1806.
(7) Jeremiah H. Prescott, b. Feb. 24, 1800, m. Nov. 25, 1820, Sally Drake, b. May 23, 1803. Res. Chichester and Wentworth till 1834, when he settled in Bristol. She d. Nov. 20, 1832, ae. 29-5-27, and he m., June, 1833, Lucinda Berry, b. Feb. 26, 1812. In Bristol, at intervals for seventeen years, he kept the tavern on east side of South Main street. He was deputy sheriff for ten years, and served as selectman two years. In 1851, he removed to Babcock's Grove, Ill., where he kept a restaurant, and where he d. Feb. 6, 1852, ae. 51-11-12. She returned to Bristol and here d. Dec. 12, 1896, ae. 84-9-16.
CHILDREN
*9. Josiah Drake, b. Wentworth, June 15, 1822.
IO. James Harriman, b. W., Aug. 6, 1824; m. May 2, 1851, Catherine Webster, b. Mar. 13, 1829, and d. Freeport, Il1., Dec. 26, 1868, ae. 39- 9-13. He kept hotel a few years at Newmarket ; taught music and was proprietor of a dining saloon at Freeport, where he res. Children :
a. Frank Pierce, b. Laconia, May 17, 1852.
b. Hetta May, b. Freeport, Ill., Dec. 12, 1858; d. Oct. 8, 1859.
c. Willie Walker, b. F., Mar. 29, 1862 ; d. May, 1869, ae. 7-2 -.
d. Carrie Francena, b. F., Mar. 28, 1865.
II. Francena M., b. W., Aug. 16, 1826 ; m. Aug. 17, 1847, Samuel F. Taylor, b. June 5, 1821. They res. Freeport, Il1., where he had a livery stable. Children :
a. Nellie F., b. Haverhill, Mass., July 28, 1848.
b. George E., b. Amesbury, Mass., May 11, 1850; d. May 5, 1851. c. Julia M., b. Rockport, Dec. 31, 1852.
12. David Porter, b. Chichester, July 14, 1828 ; m. July 22, 1852, Anna Maria, dau. of Warren White (See), b. June 22, 1833. She d. Aug. 28,
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1869, ae. 36-2-6. He was for several years in the boot and shoe trade in White's block and res. on Beech street. Was ten years deputy sheriff. He was a sweet singer, having a tenor voice of great purity, compass, and strength, and he ranked high as a musician. Was leader of the Metho- dist choir and of the Congregational choir for twenty-five years before his death, which occurred Jan. 3, 1895, ae. 66-5-19.
a. Abbie Louise, b. Bristol, Oct. 10, 1853; m. Charles E. Fow- ler. (See.)
b. Ida May, b. B., Nov. 2, 1855 ; d. Mar. 15, 1856.
c. Katherine White, b. B., Aug. 19, 1865 ; m. June 17, 1895, Wil- liam H. Crafts, son of William G., b. Melrose, Mass., Oct. 10, 1866. She received a musical education in Boston and New York and ranks high as soprano singer and teacher of vocal music in Boston.
13. Sarah M., b. W., Oct. 27, 1830; m. Feb. 5, 1852, Rev. Samuel Mc- Keen, b. Saratoga, N. Y., May 19, 1826. He was a leading member of the Troy (Methodist) Conference. "Mrs. McKeen was an amiable and lovely woman, distinguished for her acquirements and many virtues." She d. Aug. 23, 1867, ae. 36-9-26. Children :
a. Carrie, b. Vergennes, Vt., Apr. 18, 1854.
b. Willard Prescott, b. Saratoga, N. Y., Apr. 29, 1862.
14. Mary P., b. W., Aug. 8, 1832 ; d. Mar. 13, 1833.
15. Jeremiah Hill, b. Bristol, Dec. 5, 1834; m. in 1852, Hannah Sar- gent, of Franklin. He d. in Texas, 1879, ae. 45 ; she d. Bristol. Children :
a. Frank H., b. 1853; m. 1881, Lizzie Shields, of Jamestown, N. Y. Res. 122 Walnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. Children : (I) Es- telle. (2) Ethel. (3) Ruth.
b. Ida, d. unm., at Haverhill, Dec. 18, 1888. c. Nettie.
d. Fred, b. 1864; res. New York.
e. George, d.
16. Charles Henry, b. B., Sept. 12, 1836 ; m. 1865, Laura Davis Pink- ham, of Mayville, N. Y., and d. Meadville, Pa., 1882, ae. 46.
17. Anna, b. B., June 3, 1839 ; m. July 28, 1866, Sylvester Bennett, b. Jan. 4, 1842. He was a machinist in Concord, and d. Meadville, Pa., May 15, 1885, ae. 43-4-II. She res. Bristol. Child :
a. Dora Maud, b. Hartford, Conn., Nov. 29, 1867 ; m. Charles L. Follansbee. (See.)
18. Horace M., b. B., Apr. II, 1841. Served in Union Army. (See Roll of Honor.)
19. Frederick William, b. B., Aug. 10, 1844. Served in Union army. (See Roll of Honor.) He m. June 6, 1868, Eldora A., dau. of Samuel H. Rollins. (See.) Kept hotel at Pit Hole, Pa., till 1869; since then, at 210 Upper Ist street, Evansville, Ind. Child :
a. Dora M., b. Bristol, Mar. 10, 1869 ; m. Edward E. Wheet. (See. ) 20. George F., b. B., Nov. 5, 1845; m. Feb., 1869, Frances Amelia Ingalls, dau. of Gilman Ingalls (See) b. Aug. 13, 1843. She d. Franklin, May 21, 1898, ae. 54-9-8. He was a captain in the militia. Is a superior house carpenter at Franklin. Child :
Lillian Blanche, d. Franklin, Nov. 12, 1878, ae. 5-18-9.
b. Carl Henry, b. Franklin, Nov., 1882. C. Bertha May,
2I. Hattie Louise, b. B., Dec. 15, 1847; d. Sept., 1851, ae. 3-9 -.
22. Susan M., b. B., May 15, 1850. Unm. Legal home, Bristol.
(8) Jonathan L. Prescott, b. May 29, 1806, m. May I, 1834, Helen M. Mansur, b. Aug. 11, 1809. He came to Bris- tol, about 1840, from Claremont. Kept hotel on South Main street four years, removed to Wentworth and after four years
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returned and took charge of Bristol House ; removed to Milwau- kee, Wis., about 1855, and d. Palatine, Ill., in Aug., 1865, ae. 59-3 -.
CHILDREN
23. George Crombie, b. Nashua, Mar. 14, 1835. Was a conductor on the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien railroad.
24. Helen Frances, b. Claremont, Apr. 9, 1836. Res., unm., 539 63rd street, West Chicago, Il1.
25. Ann Maria, b. C., Aug. 19, 1837; m. Moody A. Sawyer. (See.)
26. Abby Emma, b. Bristol, Dec. 14, 1843 ; m. Dec. 19, 1863, Joseph Strong, b. Wheeling, Ill., Oct. 20, 1842, and d. Wheeling, Nov. 20, 1869, ae. 27-I -. She res. 539 63rd street, West Chicago. Children :
a. George William, b. Athens, Pa., Jan. 28, 1865 ; m. May 24, 1888, Hattie B. Allen, of Chicago, who d. June 6, 1891, and he m. Mar. 10, 1894, Fannie E. Allen, of Chicago. Child: (1) Ethel.
b. Helen Maria, b. Sept. 13, 1866. Res. Chicago, unm.
c. Joseph Leavitt, b. May 20, 1869 ; m. Sept. 1, 1891, Estella W. Cresap, of Uhrichsville, Ohio. Res. Chicago. Child: (1) Don- ald Cresap.
(9) Josiah D. Prescott, b. June 15, 1822, m. Jan. 11, 1843, Elizabeth, dau. of Col. Isaac Crosby, b. Hebron, Dec. 1I, 1823, and d. Bristol, May 23, 1854, ae. 30-5-12. He m. Dec. 5, 1864, Mary Frances, dau. of Samuel S. Fellows (See), b. Aug. 26, 1842. He was landlord of the Bristol House for twenty-two years, and there d. Dec. 12, 1866, ae. 44-5-27. His widow d. Apr. 9, 1900, ae. 57-7-13.
CHILDREN
27. Ellen Elizabeth, b. Bristol, Jan. 29, 1844; m. George G. Brown. (See.)
28. Josiah Everett, b. B., Apr. 10, 1846; m. July 28, 1869, Sarah Lavina, dau. of Lorenzo D. Day (See), b. Feb. 6, 1846, and d. Merrimac, Mass., Aug. 18, 1887, ae. 41-6-12. He was associated with his father in hotel business ; a traveling optician ; landlord of hotel in Merrimac. He d. at home of his dau. at Amesbury, Mass., Apr. I, 1903, ae. 56-II-21. Child :
a. Donna Elizabeth, b. Bristol, Feb. 20, 1873 ; m. Nov. 27, 1894, G. L. Batchelder, 54 Sparhawk street, Amesbury, Mass.
29. Anna Donna, b. B., Mar. 5, 1852 ; d. Bristol.
30. Harry Fellows, b. B., Aug. 14, 1865 ; m. Feb. 15, 1898, Minie Jane, dau. William C. Kelley. (See.) Farmer. Republican. Chil- dren :
a. Frances Anna, b. Bristol, Jan. 10, 1899.
b. Harry William, b. B., Aug. 24, 1900.
I. Charles Henry Prescott is a son of Joseph and Persis Felton (Thompson) Prescott, and was b. Newfame, Vt., Jan. 21, 1853. Is of the 8th generation from John Prescott, who landed in Boston from England in 1640. He m., June 18, 1901, Mrs. Alice Ann Knight, widow of Frank, and dau. of Nelson and Elizabeth (Miller) Willard, b. Dummerstown, Vt. He was a dry goods merchant in Brattleboro, Vt., till spring of 1901, when he became proprietor of Hotel Bristol and has since been its landlord. Republican. No children.
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HISTORY OF BRISTOL
THE PRESTON FAMILY
I. Nelson Sylvanus Preston is the son of Alpheus and Almira (Tucker) Preston, and was b. Tunbridge, Vt., Dec. 14, 1834. July 4, 1857, he m. Paulina, dau. of Daniel and Abbie (Reed) Lowell, b. No. Hatley, P. Q., Apr. 27, 1838. She d. Bristol, June 29, 1897, ae. 59-2-2. He m., Oct. 26, 1899, Mrs. Annie Jones, b. Ireland, Feb. 26, 1852, dau. of John Doren and widow (I) of Charles Green, (2) of Carleton Jones. He has been a paper-mill employee most of the time since coming to town about 1882. Democrat, Free Baptist, G. A. R. He served as corporal in Co. B, 6th Regt .; N. H. Vols., from Aug. 6, 1862, to June 4, 1865. On his discharge is the following endorsement :
He was engaged in the following battles : Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862 ; Seige' of Vicksburg and Battle of Jackson, Miss., June and July, 1863 ; Wilderness, May 6, 1864; Spottsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864; North Anna, May 24; Totopotomy Creek, May 31; Bethesda Church, June 3 ; Cold Harbor, June 9; Petersburg, June 16-18; Cemetery Hill, July 30; Weldon Railroad, Aug. 22; Poplar Grove Church, Sept. 30, 1864 ; Capture of Petersburg, Apr. 2, 1865. He has ever been a brave and faithful soldier. CHARLES L. CLARK, Lt. Com'd'g Co. B.
CHILDREN
2. Florence J., b. North Hatley, P. Q., May 19, 1858 ; d. Aug. 7, 1858.
3. Almira A., b. Orange, Oct. 8, 1859; m. Nov. 18, 1876, William H. Welch. She d. Feb. 22, 1897, ae. 37-4-14. He m. (2) Mrs. Alice (Adams) Rice. Child :
a. Jessie May, b. Canaan ; m. Robert L. Annis. (See.)
b. Blanche E., b. C., Sept. 1, 1880; m. Herbert E. Hadley. (See. )
4. George Nelson, b. West Lebanon, June 12, 1862 ; m. Aug. 10, 1881, Emma Wescott. Was brakeman on railroad and was killed by falling from a moving train at East Andover, Feb. 19, 1888, ae. 25-8-7.
5. Wesley Monroe, b. Canaan, Nov. 20, 1866 ; m. Nov. 15, 1892, Julia O'Leary. He is a shoemaker at Berlin.
6. Frank Martin, b. C., Sept. 1, 1875. A painter in Somerville, Mass.
7. William, b. Grafton, Oct. 12, 1877 ; d. Grafton, Mar. 23, 1878.
THE PRICE FAMILY
I. George Price, the son of Frederick and Katherine (Mackenzie) Price, was b. in Little Gaspe, P. Q., Jan. 1, 1840. He m., Nov. 19, 1866, Jane, dau. of Alexander and Jane (Por- ter Simpson, b. Little Gaspe, June, 3, 1847. They emigrated to Bristol in October, 1888 ; he has been a farmer and laborer ; res, a mile south of Central square. Methodists.
CHILDREN, all except last born in Little Gaspe. 1
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