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I. Daniel H. Sanborn, son of Jonathan, was b. Andover, Aug. 7, 1825. He m. (1) Amanda, dau. of Elijah Prescott, of Danbury. He m. (2) Nov. 30, 1871, Mrs. Eliza Ellen Weeks, widow of George W. Weeks and dau. of Joseph Farnham, of Sanbornton, b. Oct. 7, 1837. He was a farmer in Danbury, came to Bristol, October, 1880, and here d. Sept. 28, 1891, ae. 66-1-21.
I. Calvin D. Sanborn, son of Nathaniel, was of the sixth generation from William, b. in England, 1622, through Stephen, b. Hampton, 1671 ; Zadok, b. Hampton, 1707 ; Zadok, b. Brent- wood, 1733 ; Nathaniel, b. Brentwood, 1768. Calvin D. was b. in New Hampton, Sept. 30, 1814. He m. (1) July 15, 1838, Maria Flint, who d. June 19, 1856. He m. (2) Mar. 3, 1860, Octavia F. Pattee. He was a farmer in Alexandria till 1884, when he purchased the Samuel Page residence on Pleasant street, and there res. till he d. Aug. 15, 1891, ae. 76-10-15.
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2. Mary E., b. Alexandria, Sept. 15, 1841 ; m. May 31, 1863, Calvin Brown, Alexandria.
3. George Francis, b. A., Oct. 7, 1844; m. Aug. 29, 1868, Ellen A., dau. of James and Octavia F. (Townsend) Pattee, b. Alexandria, Feb. 16, 1848. Came from Alexandria, Jan., 1884. Laborer. Child :
a. Julia Octavia, b. Alexandria, July 9, 1876.
4. Julia M., b. A., Apr. 14, 1847; m. Horace Hemphill. (See.)
I. William Sanborn was b. Meredith, Apr. 8, 1799. He was of the fifth generation from Lieut. John, b. England, 1620, through Nathaniel, b. Hampton, 1666 ; Nathan, b. Hampton Falls, 1709; Nathaniel, b. Hampton Falls, 1737; Stephen, b. Epping, 1772. William m. (1) Rachel Swain, who d. in Bris- tol about 1844. He m. (2) Mary Gordon ; (3) - Brown, dau. of Josiah. He res. Meredith, New Hampton, in the Locke neighborhood, and in Hill, where he d. about 1875. His last wife d. in Hill.
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2. William C., b. 1825 (?); d. in Errol.
3. Noah R., b. 1827 (?) ; left home before the Civil war and was never heard from.
4. Betsey Jane.
5. Stephen Frank, b. Meredith, Nov. 25, 1834; m. Oct. 30, 1859, Mary Jane, dau. of Pattee Gale (See), b. Aug. 24, 1841. They settled in Bristol about 1870; farmer on Lake street and Profile Falls. No children. 6. Emeline C., m. Richard Calley.
7. Abby, m. Horatio Chase.
I. George Weston Sanborn, son of Laurentine and Laura
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(Robinson) Sanborn, was b. Belmont, Nov. 27, 1870. He m., Feb. 5, 1887, Mertie Colby, dau. of John H. and Lizzie M. (Huse) Colby, b. Bristol, Dec. 1, 1870. He came to Bristol in 1887, and is an employee at Calley & Currier's crutch manu- factory. No children.
THE SANDERS FAMILY
I. Warren Albert Sanders, son of Charles G. and Abigail (Ayer) Sanders, was b. Chichester, July 5, 1852. He m., June 4, 1870, Mary Ida, dau. of Edward and Nancy L. (Goss) Edmonds, b. Chichester, Apr. 27, 1853. They came to Bristol from Franklin, in July, 1887. He was master mechanic in the employ of the Train-Smith company twelve years ; at Middle- town, Ohio, till Apr., 1901 ; now employed by Champton Coated Paper company, Hamilton, Ohio. Republican, Mason.
CHILDREN
2. Olin Bert, b. Epsom, Oct. 20, 1871 ; m. Jan., 1893, Florence J. Gray. Was an employee at paper-mill. Left Bristol Sept., 1896. Now at Ham- ilton, O.
3. Minnie E., b. Chichester, Nov. 30, 1873; m. Jan. 18, 1895, Robert H. Butterworth. He was clerk in Hotel Bristol; removed to Pinehurst, N. C.
4. Edward Warren, b. Chichester, Dec. 4, 1875; m. Sept. 5, 1896, Edith A. E. Hadley, dau. of Charles S. (See), b. July 13, 1879. He is a paper-mill employee, Hamilton, O. Children :
a. Edward Warren, b. Chichester, Jan. 25, 1897 ; d. Jan. 30, 1897. b. Robert Arthur, b. Bristol, June 18, 1900.
c. Frank Edwin, b. Hamilton, June 14, 1903.
5. Rena, b. Franklin, June 30, 1881 ; m. Oct. 15, 1899, Benjamin Davis, and res. Sound Beach, Conn.
THE SARSONS FAMILY
I. Adelbert E. Sarsons, son of Eleazer L. and Emeline (Campbell) Sarsons, was b. Nashua, Sept. 30, 1859, and m. Liller, dau. of Frank W. Mathews, b. Natick, Mass., Jan. 3, 1865. He was a tinsmith in Bristol, Apr., 1898, till Aug., 1903, when he removed to Swampscott, Mass.
THE SAUNDERS FAMILIES
I. Benjamin Saunders was b. in Lisbon, Feb., 1822. He m., June 18, 1851, Priscilla R., dau. of Royal and Mary (Pres- cott) Blake, b. Sanbornton, July 29, 1818. He settled in Bris- tol 1858, and was a workman in tannery. He served in 12th Regt., N. H. Vols., and Ist N. H. Cavalry ; was wounded and
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captured, and d. in prison at Florence, S. C., Nov. 1, 1864, ae. 42-9 -. (See Roll of Honor.) She d. Bristol, Dec. 21, 1885, ae. 67-4-22. Methodist, Republican.
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2. Emma Jane, b. Lowell, Mass., Nov. 1, 1852 ; d. Bristol, Sept. 14, 1875, ae. 22-10-13.
3. Ida Frances, b. L., June 30, 1854 ; m. Charles W. McDaniel. (See.)
I. Capt. James William Saunders, son of Joel and Phebe (Scott) Saunders, was b. in Strafford, Jan. 17, 1833, and m. Nov. 7, 1857, Mary Jane, dau. of John and Abigail (Gray) Ackerman, b. Alexandria, Nov. 30, 1834. She d. Bristol, Jan. 29, 1903, ae. 68-1-29. Capt. Saunders was a farmer and lum- ber manufacturer in Alexandria till 1889, when he purchased the saw-mill where is now the Electric Light plant, and removed to Bristol, and operated same till 1896. He has served six years as supervisor of the checklist, and is now serving his third year as first selectman. Capt. Saunders served in the 12th Regt., N. H. Vols., from Aug. 11, 1862, till May 19, 1865, as sergeant, first sergeant, second lieutenant, first lieutenant and captain, and was a brave and capable officer. He was in every engagement in which his regiment took part and escaped unscathed, and was never in a hospital a day. At the battle of Drury's Bluff, a Rhode Island battery that had position near the 12th Regt. was silenced by the sharpshooters of the enemy. Lieut. Saunders, seeing the situation, took a half dozen of his men, and, assisted by Lieut. E. E. Beede, worked one of the guns and did good execution till the ammunition was exhausted. Two of Lieut. Saunders's men were wounded. For this bravery Capt. Saunders was complimented in General Orders by Gen. B. F. Butler.
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2. Alice, b. Methuen, Mass., Feb. 7, 1859 ; m. Edward M. Perkins ; res. Franklin Falls. Child :
a. Fred, b. Aug. 18, 1887.
3. Horace William, b. Alexandria, Nov. 18, 1862 ; in., 1892, Estella, dau. of Alonzo H. and Emeline ( Wescott) Twombly, b. Rumney, Dec. 14, 1874. Children :
a. Beatrice Florence, b. Bristol, Nov. 30, 1893.
b. Mildred Therease, b. Danbury, May 11, 1896.
4. Ida May, b. A., Mar. 1, 1866 ; m. Henry A. Sanborn. (See.)
THE SAVAGE FAMILY
I. Rev. John W. Savage, son of Lorenzo D. and Lucretia Ann (Bates) Savage, was b. Somers, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1837. He in. Georgine Adelaide, dau. of Capt. Tristram and Abigail
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( Lambert) Luce, b. Vineyard Haven, Mass., Oct. 25, 1847. He was pastor of the Congregational church in Bristol, Nov., 1890, till Aug. 2, 1902, since which date he has been pastor of a church at Greenfield. (See sketch under Congregational church.)
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2. Ross Eliot, b. Dover, Apr. 6, 1874. He graduated from Bowdoin Medical College in June, 1897. He was three years on medical staff of the Connecticut General Hospital at Middletown, Conn .; six months at Strong's Sanitarium, Saratoga Springs, N. Y., and since, in general prac- tice at Attleboro, Mass.
THE SAWYER FAMILIES
I. Caleb Sawyer came to Bristol from Boscawen in 1816, and res. for many years in the Andrew J. Crocket house on Pleasant street. He was b. June 1, 1767, and d. Bristol, Aug. 13, 1837, ae. 70-2-12. He m., Jan. 27, 1790, Susanna Hall, dau. Lieut. Richard Hall. She was b. May 25, 1773, and d. Bristol, Jan. 26, 1843, ae. 69-8-1. She was one of the first members of the Congregational church.
CHILDREN
2. Sarah Hall, b. Dracut, Mass., Aug. 7, 1790; m. Robert Smith. (See.)
3. Richard Hall, b. Pelham, Mass., Nov. 1, 1792 ; m. in 1819, Relief, dau. Robert Brown (See), b. Aug. II, 1804, and d. in Bristol, Dec. 17, 1861, ae. 57-4-6. He was a blacksmith for many years where is now Post-office block, and a farmer on New Chester mountain. Was a prominent man in town and a member of the Congregational church. He d. Bristol, Feb. 26, 1877, ae. 84-3-25. Children :
a. Ann Maria, b. Bristol, June 24, 1829 ; m. Albert A. Moulton, M.D. (See.)
b. Edward Payson, b. B., July 15, 1840 ; m. Feb. 2, 1859, Mary, dau. of William R. Blodgett (See), b. July 5, 1842. They res. Bris- tol. Child : (1) Harry Edward, b. Feb. 22, 1866; d. Oct. 19, 1874, ae. 8-7-27.
c. Susan Hall (adopted), dau. of Alvah Sawyer. She m. Benja- min F. Flanders. (See.)
4. Alvah, b. Feb. 7, 1795. He m., Feb. 13, 1826, Elizabeth McMur- phy. They removed to Bergen, New York. During a prevailing epidemic the father, mother, and one child died and were all buried in one grave. Two children survived, Susan, b. Buffalo, N. Y., and Catherine. Robert Smith made a journey to New York state by carriage and brought the surviving children to Bristol, and adopted Catherine. She never m .; d. in the family of Robert S. Hastings, in Bristol, Nov. 5, 1884. Susan Hall was adopted by Richard H. Sawyer, as above.
5. Caleb, b. Dracut, Mass., Feb. 12, 1797 ; m. Nov. 5, 1843, Hannah, widow of Joseph Wallace, and dau. Jonas Hastings (See), b. Jan. 24, 1808. He d. Alexandria, July II, 1871, ae. 74-4-29; she d. same place, Sept. 5, 1853, ae. 45-7-II. Child :
a. Mary Frances, b. Alexandria, Apr. II, 1845; m. George M. Bean. (See.)
6. Putnam, b. May 4, 1799. He settled in Canada, where he d. unm.
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7. Henry I., b. May 13, 1801 ; d. Boscawen, July 18, 1817, ae. 16-2-5. 8. Mary, b. July 2, 1803 ; d. at Cambridge, Mass., unm., May 17, 1832, ae. 28-10-15.
9. Milton, b. Hopkinton, July 27, 1805, and d. Portland, Mich., Aug. 4, 1884, ae. 79-0-7. He m., July 8, 1832, Kesiah Ingalls, dau. of Jonathan (See), b. 1810. She d. Portland, Mich., 1882, ae. 72. No children.
IO. Moody Currier, b. H., Oct. 2, 1807. He m., June 15, 1835, Sarah, dau. Robert Brown (See), b. Nov. 1, 1809, and d. in Bristol, Feb. 10, 1853, ae. 43-3-9. He practiced medicine in Bristol for a time and then opened a drug store where is now Fowler's east-side drug store. He was a pub- lic spirited citizen. He d. Bristol, July 24, 1854, ae. 46-9-22. (See Phy- sicians.) Children :
a. Moody A., b. Concord, Vt., Apr. 30, 1836. He succeeded his father in the drug business. Served one year as hospital steward in the 3rd Regt., N. H. Vols., at Hilton Head, S. C. He m., at Milwaukee, Wis., July 2, 1865, Annie Maria, dau. of Jonathan L. Prescott (See), b. Aug. 19, 1837. He located at Boscobel, Wis., where he was in the drug business till his death, Mar. 26, 1895, ae. 58-10-26. His wife preceded him only three weeks, dying Feb. 3, 1895, ae. 57-5-14. He was for many years connected with the public schools, was treasurer of school board at time of death. Child : Annie Ellen, b. Dec. 19, 1869.
b. Helen Augusta, b. Bristol, Oct. 20, 1843; m. Ichabod C. Bart- lett. (See.)
II. Emily, b. Feb. 2, 1810; m. Peter A. Sleeper. (See.)
12. Charlotte Augusta, b. Boscawen, Apr. 5, 1812; d. Boscawen, Oct. 2, 1813, ae. I-5-27.
I. Frank Ropes Sawyer is a son of Walter Harris and Sarah Ann (Fifield) Sawyer. He was b. in Woodstock, Jan. 19, 1842, and m., Jan. 1, 1870, Olive Melinda, dau. of Albert W. and Hannah Dodge (Felch) Browne, b. Newport, Jan. 22, 1850. He was a foreman in tannery, at Bristol, 1868-'81 ; Enfield, 1881-'87, and Salem, Mass., till 1902. Now res. West Somerville, Mass. Republican, Odd Fellow. Official member of Methodist church.
CHILDREN
2. Myra Clair, b. Bristol, Apr. 16, 1871 ; a school teacher in Salem ; m. Sept. 4, 1895, Everett W. Durgin, paying teller North End Savings bank, Boston, and president of Lynn District Epworth League. He d. Dec. 26, 1901, ae. 30-4-I. Children :
a. Dorothy, b. Oct. 31, 1896.
b. Eleanor, b. Mar. 19, 1899.
c. Olive,
d. Lura, b. Jan. I, 1901.
Pack. 3. Mae Frances, b. B., Dec. 7, 1873; m. Nov. 15, 1894, Eugene L. Children :
a. E. Paul, b. Sept. 23, 1897. b. Norman Sawyer, b. Aug. 29, 1900.
4. Frank Roy, b. B., May 25, 1878; is discount clerk and note teller in United States Trust Co., 28 Court street, Boston, Mass.
5. Olive Maud, b. Enfield, June 8, 1885; is a music teacher and soprano soloist.
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I. Charles H. Sawyer, son of Thomas W. and Mary (Dan- forth) Sawyer (See page 131) was b. Hill, June 4, 1862 ; m. Feb. 9, 1882, Cora Estelle, dau. of Lieut. George W. Hall, b. Tilton, Sept. 6, 1858. Left an orphan, he made his home with his grandfather, Benaiah Danforth. (See.) He learned the prin- ter's art in the office of the Bristol Enterprise, and has worked at his trade at Concord, and in the Government printing-office at Washington, D. C., where he has been for twelve years, four as compositor and eight as proof-reader. Is a Royal Arch Mason and Knight Templar.
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2. Estelle May, b. Concord, Nov. 7, 1884.
THE SCRIBNER FAMILY
I. George Henry Scribner, son of Lowell and Charlotte (Bean) Scribner, was b. Salisbury, Sept. 17, 1843. He m. Feb. 7, 1873, Olive, dau. of Samuel and Caroline (Sanborn) Sanborn, b. Apr. 10, 1853. Res. in Salisbury, where he was a farmer ; a woolen-mill operative in Franklin seventeen years ; paper maker in Newport five years, and since 1893 in Bristol. Methodist, Republican.
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2. George Lowell, b. Jan. 7, 1874 ; d. Nov., 1877, ae. 3-10 -.
THE SEAVER FAMILY
I. Eben Seaver, son of John L. and Fannie (Cone) Seaver, was b. Cornish, July 2, 1849. He m., Dec. 26, 1874, Sarah, dau. of Job A. and Mary E. (Knowles) Gray, b. Jan. 5, 1848, in Alexandria. They came from Franklin in May, 1883. He was a manufacturer and repairer of carriages. He d. Mar. 6, 1898, ae. 48-8-4. Served ten years on Bristol police force.
CHILDREN
2. Edgar Eben, b. Franklin, Oct. 21, 1875 ; m. Dec. 5, 1898, Eva Rebecca, dau. of Frank D. Sanborn, b. New Hampton, Aug. 6, 1877. Child :
a. William Harrington, b. Jan. 13, 1900.
3. Fred Eugene, b. F., July 1, 1877 ; m. Jan. I, 1899, Ella May, dau. of Samuel A. and Abigail H. (Pike) Howard, b. New Hampton, Oct. 4, 1878. Was salesman in store of Weymouth, Brown & Co., now in insur- ance business in Burlington, Vt. Child :
a. Ruth Ernstone, b. Bristol, Feb. 9, 1902.
Clarence Leon, b. Alexandria, June 10, 1870 ; is a spinner in woolen- mill.
THE SEAVEY FAMILIES
I. John Seavey, son of Samuel P. and Judith (Jenness) Seavey, was b. Farmington, Jan. 15, 1832, and m. Feb. II,
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1856, Rebecca J., dau. of Stephen and Betsey (Jenness) Nutter, b. Sandwich, July 8, 1833. He was a farmer in Alexandria till 1881 ; since in Bristol ; in trade on Lake street till 1884. She d. Mar. 5, 1900, ae. 66-9-27.
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2. Charles R., b. Alexandria, June 15, 1858; m. Feb. 19, 1896, Ida May, dau. Quincy S. Dustin (See), b. Dec. 25, 1879 ; clerk in his father's store, operative in woolen-mill 15 years ; in North Carolina six months ; laborer in Bristol. Children.
a. Clinton Herbert, b. Bristol, Dec. 17, 1896.
b. Leslie Walter, b. B., Nov. 13, 1899.
c. Agnes Mildred, b. B., Jan. 21, 1902.
3. Edgar A., b. A., May 9, 1862 ; m. Jan. 6, 1883, May E. Nash ; res. Rochester.
4. Arthur W., b. Penacook, Sept. 1, 1870; m. June 26, 1895, Minnie Ella, dau. of Hiram P. Ballou (See), b. Dec. 18, 1876. He is an electri- cian in Providence, R. I. Children :
a. Mona, b. Bristol, Jan. 25, 1896.
b. Marian, b. B., May 12, 1897.
5. S. Emma, b. Alexandria, Dec. 22, 1874; m. William J. Sullivan. (See.)
6. Lucy M., b. A., Aug. 19, 1877; m. Willard S. H. Remick. (See.)
I. Roscoe J. Seavey, son of Amos and Jane (Gray) Seavey, was b. Alexandria, Mar. 27, 1856 ; m. July 19, 1877, Esther H., dau. Job and Mary E. Gray, b. Alexandria, June 4, 1857 ; d. Bristol, Apr. 25, 1897, ae. 39-10-21. He was clerk in employ of Charles Boardman, later of Cyrus Taylor, afterwards in office of Dodge Davis Manufacturing Company, and d. Jan. 4, 1890, ae. 33-9-7.
I. Allen Jenness Seavey is a son of Andrew Jackson and Aurilla Lovina (Pierce) Seavey. He was b. Andover, July 9, 1857, and m. June 27, 1880, Mary Hannah, dau. of Silas H. and Anna B. Chase, b. Groton, Oct. 16, 1862. He was a laborer in saw-mill in Andover ; since 1884, in Bristol, a printer and laborer.
CHILDREN
2. Eva Blanche, b. Andover, June 30, 1881 ; m. May 5, 1902, Ethan A. Day. Child :
a. Harry Ralph, b. Bristol, May II, 1903.
3. Vivia I., b. Bristol, Sept. 29, 1885 ; d. Jan. 29, 1887, ae. I-4-0.
4. Howard Lawrence, b. B., Dec. 28, 1887.
5. Infant, b. and d. July 13, 1890.
THE SHATTUCK FAMILY
I. Orrin Varnum Shattuck, son of Eliab Bennett and Indiana (Spaulding) Shattuck, was b. Brookline, June 30, 1845. He m., Jan. 6, 1872, Mary Ann, dau. of Benjamin and Isabella
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(Miller) Ray, b. Canada, May 31, 1843. He was a farmer in Canaan ; from 1886, an operative in woolen-mill in Bristol till he d., Dec. 26, 1890, ae. 45-5-26. She res. Bristol.
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2. Charles, b. Canaan, July 9, 1874 ; d. July 18, 1875, ae. I-0-9.
3. Arthur, b. C., Jan. 23, 1876; d. Enfield, July 14, 1880, ae. 4-5-21.
4. Lottie Belle, b. C., Aug. 14, 1877 ; m. William G. Robie. (See.)
THE SHAW FAMILY
I. Ebenezer Gerry Shaw, son of John and Edna (Straw) Shaw, was b. in Sanbornton, Jan. 3, 1830. His grandfather was John, b. 1764, and his great-grandfather, Edward Shaw, one of the original grantees of the town of Hampton, where he was liv- ing in 1748. Ebenezer G. m. Dec. 6, 1849, Mary Ann, dau. of Jedediah and Permelia. Cole, b. Hill, June 3, 1827. He was a resident of Bristol, 1850-'54; was station agent. He d. San- bornton, Jan. 21, 1859, ae. 29-0-18. She res. Tilton.
CHILDREN
2. Willis Arthur, b. Bristol, Oct. 22, 1850; m. Dec. 23, 1871, Alice M., dau. of John C. Leavitt, b. Andover, June 22, 1853. He res. East Andover. Children :
a. Lill Ethel, b. Manchester, Dec. 23, 1872; m. Fred E. Noyes. (See.)
b. Gladys Abbie, b. Andover, Sept. 12, 1889.
3. Edward Everett, b. B., Mar. 24, 1853. A traveling optician ; m. Dec. 2, 1878, Etta Frances, dau. of J. William Johnson. She m. (2) George G. Brown. (See.) He m. (2), and res. East Tilton.
THE SIMONDS FAMILIES
I. Daniel Simonds, son of John, m. Martha Brown, dau. of Stephen T. (See.) He was a farmer in Bristol and Alex- andria, and d. Alexandria, of smallpox, Feb. 16, 1850. She made her home for many years in the family of her daughter, Nancy, in Bristol, and there d. Nov. 14, 1894, ae. 94-5-29.
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2. Isabella J., b. Alexandria, Mar. 13, 1824 ; m. John S. Gale. (See.)
3. John Wesley, d. in infancy.
4. Nancy, b. A., Mar. I, 1829 ; m. Solon Dolloff. (See.)
5. Frank L., res. in Tilton.
6. Rebecca, m. Thomas P. Frost, and d. in Manchester.
7. Parker, res. in Tilton.
I. Artemas Simonds, b. Alexandria, May 14, 1817; m. Hannah McMurphy, dau. of Daniel, b. Alexandria, Aug. 20, 1818. He was a farmer in Bristol and Alexandria, and d. latter place, June 25, 1867, ae. 50-I-II. She has res. many years with her son, Fred W., on Central street.
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CHILDREN
2. George Hannibal, b. Alexandria, Dec. 17, 1842; res. in Hill.
3. Charles Henry, b. A., June 4, 1844; res. Saint Francis, Minn.
4. Fred Warren, b. Bristol, July 5, 1846. Has been a painter and paper-hanger in Bristol for many years. Unm.
5. Ellen Augusta, b. Alexandria, Mar. 13, 1851; d. unm., Apr. 14, 1875, ae. 24-I-I.
6. Laura Belle, b. A., June 17, 1859 ; d. Nov. 14, 1863, ae. 4-4-27.
I. Merrill P. Simonds, son of Thomas and Rhoda (Mer- rill) Simonds, was b. in Alexandria, July 16, 1822. He m. July 21, 1846, Ruth P., dau. of Nathaniel Heath (See), b. Nov. 5, 1825. He d. June 26, 1864, in the army, ae. 41-II-10. (See Roll of Honor.) She m. (2) Charles S. Brown. (See.)
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
2. Annette A., b. May 23, 1847; d. Aug. 29, 1848, ae. 1-3-6.
3. Charles F., b. Mar. 29, 1849. Since 1871, has res. Gold, Cal., where he m., Dec. 15, 1890. One child.
4. Lucina F., b. Sept. 19, 1850; m. Nathaniel N. Walker, and d. Concord, May 5, 1893, ae. 42-7-16.
5. George O., b. Nov. 9, 1856. Since 1876 has res. Gold, Cal.
6. Orrin Alba, b. July 10, 1859; d. Oct. 5, 1863, ae. 4-2-25.
7. Flora E., b. Nov. 9, 1861 ; m. Albert F. Cate. (See.)
8. Albon M., b. Apr. 24, 1864; m. Aug. 8, 1883, Fannie Etta, dau. of David P. Hoyt. (See.) He res. Bristol. She m. (2) Elwood S. Lou- gee. (See.) Children :
a. Ora Frank, b. Bristol, May 3, 1885.
b. Ethel Estella, b. B., Dec. 24, 1888. .
THE SIMMONS FAMILY
I. George Burton Simmons is the son of George A. and Abby (Piper) Simmons. He was b. Lyme, Apr. 22, 1863, and m. Alice L. (Whicher) Robbins, dau. of John A. Whicher, b. Wentworth, 1854, and d. Wentworth, Aug. 2, 1891, ae. 37. He m. (2) Mertie Belle, dau. of Joseph P. Hill (See), b. Mar. 6, 1874. Came to Bristol from Plymouth in Nov., 1895 ; fireman and watchman at paper-mill of Train-Smith company. Removed to Lincoln, 1902.
THE SINCLAIR FAMILY
I. Noah L. Sinclair is a son of Noah and Hannah (Cot- ton) Sinclair. He was b. Meredith, Nov. 2, 1842, and m. Nov. 16, 1867, Etta, dau. of James S. and Hannah Lawrence, b. Tam- worth, Mar. 19, 1845. He has been in Bristol since May, 1894 ; a teamster. Deacon Free Baptist church. Republican.
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2. Minnie Iva, b. Meredith, Jan. 21, 1875; d. in Bristol, July 18, 1898, ae. 23-5-27.
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THE SLEEPER FAMILIES
The Sleepers made the first settlements within the limits of Bristol village, and in the early days of the town were very numerous here. Though the name is not as common now as formerly, Sleeper blood flows in the veins of a very large num- ber of her people, and the sons and daughters of Bristol bear- ing this name and their descendants are now worthy citizens of many states in the Union.
I. The Sleepers of Bristol are the descendants of Thomas Sleeper, b. in England about 1607. He emigrated to this coun- try when a young man, and was in Hampton in 1640, where he probably resided till his death, which occurred July 30, 1696, at the age of 89 years. His widow, Joanna, d. in Kingston, Feb. 5, 1703, ae. 80. They had eight children, of whom the sixth was
2. Aaron, b. Hampton, Feb. 20, 1661. He m. (I) Eliza- beth Shaw, May 23, 1682 ; (2) Sarah. He d. in Kingston, May 9, 1732, ae. 71-2-19. He had seventeen children by his first wife and two by his second, of whom the second was
3. Moses, b. Kingston, Feb. 22, 1685. He m., Jan. 9, 1714, Margaret, dau. Capt. Jonathan Sanborn. She was b. Mar. 20, 1698. He d. in Kingston, Jan. 13, 1754, ae. 68-10-21. They had fifteen children, of whom the fourth was
4. David, b. Kingston, Nov. 16, 1721. He m. (I) Nov. 24, 1743, Margaret Scribner, and soon after became one of the first settlers in Sandown. He was a farmer and amassed a large fortune for those days, dividing it among his children as they commenced life for themselves. Though not one of the proprietors of New Chester, he became a large owner of real estate in the town, much of which he deeded to his children as they settled here. "His firm and unshaken government over his numerous family, and his established principle in educating them in virtuous and useful habits was not surpassed by any of his age." He was a prominent member of the Baptist church, and held numerous town offices. "As a military officer he was bold and enterprising, and when the news of the battle of Lex- ington reached Sandown he called his company of militia and the cavalry to arms and immediately repaired to Boston to defend his country." He m. (2) Ruth Jenness (James), who was b. Mar. 29, 1735, and d. July 6, 1823, ae. 88-3-7. He d. Oct. 18, 1780, ae. 58-11-2.
CHILDREN, all supposed to have been born in Sandown
*5. Gideon, b. July 25, 1744.
*6. Peter, b. May 28, 1746. (Another record says May 27; another April.) [For (6) see p. 394. ]
7. David, b. Sept. 8, 1748; took charge of his father's estate, and gave a home to his mother. Removed to Vershire, Vt., where he res.
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till the death of his mother, then returned to Sandown. He m. Rachel Tilton, and had four children.
8. Edmond, b. Mar. 17, 1753 ; was a tailor, m. (1) Mrs. Lydia Colby, (2) Elizabeth Worthen. Res. Chester, and d. June 10, 1838, ae. 85-2-23. One child.
9. Nathan, b. Apr. 12, 1754. Supposed to have commenced a home in Bristol, and d. Sept. 11, 1775, ae. 21-4-29. (See chapter on "First Set- tlements in New Chester.")
*10. Moses, b. Sept. 4, 1755. [For (10) see p. 401.]
II. Margaret, b. Feb. 5, 1757 ; d. Jan. 13, 1777, ae. 19-11-8.
12. Mary, b. Sept. 22 (29), 1758; m. Theophilus Sanborn. . (See.)
*13. John, b. Apr. 15, 1760. [For (13) see p. 402. ]
*14. Daniel, b. Feb. 22, 1762. [For (14) see p. 405. ]
*15. Samuel, b. Feb. 14, 1764. [For (15) see p. 407.]
16. David, Nov. 23, 1766 ; d. Aug. 25, 1846, ae. 79-9-2.
17. Jethro, b. Sept. 18, 1767; shoemaker, lived in Corinth, Vt. ; d. Oct. 4, 1843, ae. 76-0-16.
18. Jonathan, b. Feb. 6, 1769; d. Nov. 20, 1775, ae. 6-9-14.
19. Benjamin, b. Jan. 17, 1771 ; m. Betsey Hill, and removed to Comp- ton, Lower Canada, where she d., and he m. Anna Harriman, of Ply- mouth. He d. Apr. 7, 1838, ae. 67-2-20.
20. Josiah, b. July 14, 1772 ; d. Apr. 22, 1835, ae. 62-9-8.
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