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(82) Sanborn Sleeper, son of Nathan, b. Aug. 13, 1801, d. in Manchester, Mar. 17, 1866, ae. 64-7-4. He m. Hannah Gillis, Jan. 17, 1833. She was b. in Bedford, Apr. 25, 1810, and d. in Merrimack, Mar. 15, 1892, ae. 81-10-20.
CHILDREN
II9. Son, b. and d. Oct. 18, 1834, Nashua.
120. Ellen, b. N., Jan. 26, 1836 ; m. John P. Wheeler, and res. at Reeds
Ferry.
I2I. Cornelia, b. Hudson, Jan. 3, 1838 ; d. Apr. 26, 1842, ae. 4-3-23.
122. Edwin, b. H., Jan. 12, 1840 ; m. and res. in Chester, Pa. Chil- dren :
a. Lottie. b. Josiah. c. Elmer.
123. Josiah Graves, b. H., Jan. 26, 1842; d. Manchester, Jan. 25, 1862, from swallowing a cent 12 or 15 years before, ae. 19-II-29.
124. Nathaniel B., b. Hooksett, Apr. 13, 1844; m. Fannie Allen, of Lowell. Child :
a. Gertie. Res. in Fitchburg, Mass.
I25. Sherburn Tilton, b. H., May 7, 1846; m. Ellen M. Taber, Alle- ghany City, Pa. Child :
a. Lillian M. Res. Manchester.
126. Nathan Allen, b. H., Dec. 9, 1850 ; m. Helen Chase, of Vermont. Children :
a. Flora. b. Fanny. c. Edna. Res. Manchester. I27. Arthur L., b. H., Jan. 3, 1852 ; d. Manchester, Sept. 10, 1855, ae. 3-8-7.
(83) Nathan Sleeper, son of Nathan, b. June 18, 1803, m. Jane W., dau of John and Hannah (Wheeler) Evans, of Hill, b. Unity, July 1, 1816. He settled in Alexandria and carried on the George mills till about 1845, when he removed to Bristol and settled on a farm on New Chester mountain, where he d. Feb. 28, 1854, ae. 50-8-10 ; she spent her last years with her daughter, Mrs. George S. Merrill, in Iowa, and d. June 27, 1892, ae. 75-11-26.
CHILDREN
128. Twin daughters, b. Alexandria, Jan. 15, 1840; d. Feb. 1840. 129. Mary Frances, b. A., Feb. 15, 1841 ; d. in Bristol, May 17, 1860, ae. 19-3-2.
I30. Agnes J., b. A., Sept. 21, 1844; m. George S. Merrill. (See.)
131. Eri, d. Aug. 15, 1846.
132. Curtis, b. Jan. 1, 1847 ; d. Feb. 12, 1847.
I33. Sylvanus I., b. Bristol, May 22, 1848; m. Mar. 29, 1869, Lilla
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Viola, dau. of Anson H. and Jane H. Sutton, of Chickasaw Co., Iowa, who was b. Sept. 15, 1852, in Ontario, N. Y. He went to Iowa in 1863, and engaged in the sale of farming implements and now res. Canova, South Dakota. Child :
a. Daisy Alice, b. Watertown, Wis., Sept. 9, 1875 ; d. Aug. 28, 1894, ae. 18-11-19.
I34. Eugene W., b. B., Mar. 10, 1850. He went to Iowa in 1864, and Feb. 19, 1880, m. Belle, dau. of William and Catherine Ijams, b. Mar. 7, 1859, in Logan, Iowa. Locomotive engineer on St. Paul and Sault St. Marie Ry. Res. Minneapolis, Minn. Child :
a. George Merrill, b. Minneapolis, Dec. 6, 1884.
135. Milan E., b. B., Feb. 20, 1852; m. June 15, 1879, Jennie L. Hatcher, dau. George and Amelia I. (Phillips) Hatcher, b. Oct. 15, 1855, in Portage, Minn. He left Bristol in June, 1868; has been for 19 years superintendent of sewers in Minneapolis, Minn. Res. 2,205 17th Ave., A. L. Children :
a. Paul Emmons, b. Nov. 30, 1888.
b. Agnes Jane, b. Aug. 31, 1889.
(88) Jonathan E. Sleeper, son of Nathan, b. Feb. 16, 1813 (14), m. Hannah O., dau. of Peter and Bessie (Cate) Ackerman, b. Dover, May 28, 1824, who d. in Bristol, May 12, 1855, ae. 30-11-14. He m. (2) Rachel C. Ackerman, sister of first wife. He d. in Bristol, May 10, 1868, ae. 55-2-24. She m. (2) Dimond G. Wells, of Rumney.
CHILDREN
136. Loring Curtis, b. Apr. 9, 1847. He m. Emma Hadley, and d. in Lowell, Sept. 6, 1876, ae. 29-4-27. Children : a. Ethel Enna. b. Grace.
137. Enna Annette, b Bristol, Nov. 5, 1849 ; m. Nov. 5, 1868, Joseph Emery Hastings, and res. in Boston, Mass. She d. Boston, Mar. 23, 1898, ae. 48-4-18.
138. Hannah Otis, d. July 18, 1855, ae. 2 mos., 24 days.
(91) Levi H. Sleeper, son of Moses W., b. Mar. 10, 1803. He m., Oct. 4, 1827, Lydia A., dau. of Nathaniel and Anna (Wilkins) Merrill, b. Deering, Oct. 13, 1809. At m. he set- tled in Alexandria ; was in Bristol 1839-'40; returned to Alex- andria ; removed to Manchester in 1843, where he had charge of a department on a corporation ; was member of city coun- cil two years and of the legislature two years ; was a class-leader in Methodist church thirty years. "He was an exemplary man and had the respect and esteem of the people." He d. Jan. 30, 1877, ae. 73-10-20. She d. Dec. 4, 1900, ae. 91-1-21. "Her long life was a continuous career of usefulness."
CHILDREN
I39. Mary L., b. Alexandria, July 2, 1828 ; was 24 years a teacher in the public schools of Manchester, where she now res.
140. Harriet K., b. A., Dec. 8, 1829 ; m. 1854, Edward Prime, of Man- chester, who d. in 1870. Children :
a. George E., b. 1857 ; res. Manchester.
b. Arthur M., b. 1880; res. Watertown, Wis.
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14I. William F., b. A., May 20, 1832. He m. Nov. 15, 1855, Hannalı Stark, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Stevens) Pollard. She was b. Man- chester, in 1834, and there d. Nov. 20, 1890, ae. 56. Was in the grocery business thirty years. Was member legislature in 1870 and '71, and served two terms in city council. He d. Mar. 10, 1899, ae. 66-9-20. Chil- dren :
a. Frank S., b. Manchester, Apr. 6, 1857; in mercantile busi- ness in Duluth, Minn.
b. Walter J., b. M., June 15, 1860; m. 1886, Emma Chadwich, of Manchester. Graduate of Dartmouth Medical College ; since 1887, a physician in Westford, Mass.
field.
I42. Levi H., b. Plymouth, 1837; m. 1870, Susan Sampson, of White- Is an iron monger in Manchester.
143. Jonas H., b. Bristol, 1839; went to Watertown, Wis., in 1860, where he m., Sept. 3, 1863, Sally Ann, dau. of Joseph and Mary Hamlin. She was b. Middletown, Vt., Oct. 12, 1843. He d. in Watertown, July 16, 1888. He was station agent of the C., M. & St. Paul Ry., president of a gas company, and connected with other business interests. Children :
a. Mamie, d. at 6 years. b. Veina.
144. Silas R., b. Alexandria, Mar. 21, 1840; m. (1) Oct. 8, 1874, Asineth Anderson. She was b. Jan. 19, 1856, and d. in Watertown, Wis., Nov. 15, 1884, ae. 28-9-26. He m. (2) Mrs. Carrie Taylor, Mar. 10, 1886. He was in the elevator business with his brother, Jonas H., and proprie- tor of stone works. He d. in Biloxi, Miss., Mar. 3, 1895, ae. 54-11-12. She res. Watertown. Children :
a. Lydia May, b. Manchester, July 19, 1875.
b. Fred Levi, b. M., Feb. 4, 1878, and d. Watertown, Nov. 20, 1884, ae. 6-9-16.
MOSES SLEEPER AND HIS DESCENDANTS
(10) Moses Sleeper, son of David, b. Sept. 4, 1755, m. Dec. 17, 1778, Mrs. Betty Colby, b. Mar. 8, 1759. Moses Sleeper was a Revolutionary soldier from Sandown. In September, 1775, he was at Portsmouth, and had among his companions Sherburn Sanborn, who afterward settled in Bristol, and Abra- ham Hook, who later settled on the Gilbert B. Dolloff farm in Bridgewater. In August, 1776, his brother John enlisted for one year and served till fall, when his company received orders to prepare to go to Ticonderoga. John was reported as unable to make the march, and Moses took his place, going to Ticon- deroga, where he remained till the evacuation of that post. Moses again enlisted in a company that marched from Sandown, in September, 1777, and joined the northern army at Saratoga. In this company he ranked as corporal. In 1818, he was granted a pension of $96 a year. Moses Sleeper and his bride arrived in Bristol, Mar. 2, 1779, and spent a short time with his brothers, Peter and Gideon. He went to the north side of Newfound river on snow shoes, and first occupied the mill-house at the corner of Central square and Spring street, while build- ing a log cabin where the town house now stands. This in readiness, they commenced to clear the land; his wife, Betsey, assisting in all the laborious work of those days. After a few years they built the frame house occupied for many years by
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William Green, and now by his daughter, Mrs. Frank W. Robinson, and here for 22 years he kept tavern. In 1816, he returned to Sandown and eleven years later settled in Alexan- dria, where he d., May 14, 1838, ae. 82-8-10. She came to her death, same place, by falling into the open fireplace, Nov. 25, 1846, ae. 87-8-17.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
I45. Betsey, b. Mar. 6, 1780 ; m. Reuben Emmons. (See.)
146. Ruth, b. Dec. 6, 1782; m. Joseph Emmons. (See.)
147. ; Mary Merrill, b. July 18, 1786; m. (Pub. Oct. 25, 1809), David Atwood, Esq., and d., ae. 30.
148. Benjamin Colby, b. Jan. 25 (29), 1795. He m. Sally Sanborn, dau. of Josiah, Alexandria ; (2) Mary Pickering. He res. in Alexandria, where he d. Feb. 10, 1881, ae. 86-0-15. He had one child.
149. Moses, b. Sept. 25, 1798. He went to sea at the age of 17, and was never heard from afterward.
150. Joanna, b. Oct. 5, 1801 ; m. Mar. 24, 1824, Col. William Crawford. (See.)
JOHN SLEEPER AND HIS DESCENDANTS
(13) John Sleeper, son of David, b. Apr. 15, 1760, served in the Revolutionary army from Sandown. He settled in Bris- tol when about twenty years old, and erected a log cabin near where the Uriah H. Kidder farmhouse stands on North Main street, on the west slope of Sugar hill. His farm included a strip of land extending from top of Sugar hill across Newfound river to the Alexandria line. He m., May 9, 1785, Elizabeth Tilton, dau. of Sherburn, b. June 26, 1765. In 18co, he erected the frame house at the junction of Lake and Willow streets, called for many years the "tannery house," and here she d. Dec. 10, 1814, ae. 49-5-14 ; he d. Feb. 4, 1818, ae. 57-9-19.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
151. Dorothy, b. Aug., 1786 ; d. at 26 years.
*152. Edmond, b. Feb. 3, 1788.
*153. Walter, b. Jan. 20, 1790.
154. Sherburn, b. Aug. 31 (3), 1792; m. Betsey Towle, pub. Aug. 13, 1815, and settled on that part of his father's land now constituting the farm of Zerah E. Tilton. He came to his death by having a fit and fall- ing into a spring of water and thus drowning, his head only being in the water. They had at least one child, Sylvester Bradley, who res. Charles- town, and there Betsey T. d. Aug., 1865.
155. Rebecca, b. Mar. 12, 1797 ; d. young.
156. Nancy, b. Feb. 22, 1802; m. Dec. 31, 1838, Alexander Marshall, b. Hudson, Dec. 3, 1805. (His second wife.) He d. Hudson, Mar. II, 1844, ae. 38-3-8. She d. Warner, Apr. 28, 1873, ae. 71-2-6. Child :
a. Mary Alcinda, b. Hudson, Feb. 10, 1844; m. June 13, 1861, Joseph F. Keniston, Andover. He d. Jan. 18, 1890. Mrs. Kenis- lon m. (2) Sept. 9, 1891, John R. Farnum, of Salisbury. Child : (1) Frank Elbridge, b. July 30, 1863 ; d. Apr. 5, 1889, ae. 25-8-5. *157. John, b. Oct. 3, 1804.
158.
Eliza, b. Jan. 13, 18II; m. Dec. 25, 1835, Alexander Marshall.
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She d. Dec. 12, 1837, ae. 26-10-29, and he m. her sister, Nancy, as above. Child :
a. Eliza Ann, b. Hudson, Dec. 6, 1837; d. Andover, July 2, 1888, unm., ae. 50-6-26.
(152) Edmond Sleeper, son of John, b. Feb. 2, 1788, m. (Pub. Feb. 21, 1813) Betsey, dau. of Archippus W. and Polly (Sanborn) Wheelock, of Sanbornton. They evidently removed to Littleton, immediately after their m., where they took up eighty acres of wild land. In 1825, they removed to Newport, Vt., where they passed the remainder of their days. He d. July 4, 1866, ae. 78-5-2 ; she d. in June, 1871.
CHILDREN
159. Dorothy, b. Littleton, Apr., 1814; m. - Baker, and settled in Newport Center, Vt.
160. Sarah, b. L., 1817; m. Loren Cutts, and d. 1868, ae. 51. A dau., Mrs. Briggs Waite, res. Boynton, P. Q.
161. George L., b. L., 1819 ; m. Eliza G. Blake. He went to Newport with his parents. Is called the father of Newport Center. He built a hotel here of which he was landlord for 16 years ; had a grocery store for 12 years ; was selectman five years ; was founder of the Methodist church and served as a steward for 40 years. Mrs. Sleeper was proprietor of a millinery store for 23 years. Both were living in summer of 1903, retired from business. Children :
a. Carlos G., is a manufacturer of ladies' straw and felt hats, 90 Blackstone street, Boston, Mass.
b. William E., in same business as Carlos ; res. Boston.
c. George L., res. Boston.
d. Nye T., in a wholesale house, Cincinnati, O.
e. Ella, m. Dr. C. L. Erwin, and res. Newport Center.
f. Nettie, m. Rev. C. W. Morse, Newport Center.
g. Carrie, m. J. F. Buzzell, and res. Topeka, Kan., 113 West 10th street.
162. Elizabeth, b. L., 1821 ; m. Eyery Sias, res. Newport Center.
163. Alice, b. Newport, Vt., 1829; m. Lewis Harris ; d. 1872, ae. 43. A son, A. C. Harris, res. Barton Landing, Vt.
164. Mary, b. N., 1831 ; m. Fred Shaw ; d. 1875, ae. 44.
165. Asa C., b. N., 1839 ; m. Harriet Corse, and res. Newport, Vt.
(153) Rev. Walter Sleeper, son of John, b. Jan. 20, 1790, m. in Apr., 1814, Nancy Plaisted, of New Hampton, b. July 3, 1790. He was one of the very early members of the. Methodist Episcopal church in Bristol, and became an ordained clergyman of this denomination. He was admitted to the New England Conference on trial in 1812; was ordained deacon by Bishops McKendricks and Roberts at Bristol, R. I., June 25, 1816 ; and elder, by Bishop George at Barre, Vt., June 24, 1821. He served on the Tuftonboro circuit in 1812; Bridgewater circuit, 1813; Canaan circuit, 1814-'15 ; Landaff, 1816, and located in 1817 to care for his father. After his father's death, he occu- pied for a time what later became the town farm; operated a grist-mill at North Bristol ; was gate-keeper at the Mayhew Turnpike tollgate on North Main street, and in 1841 erected
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the house on North Main street, lately owned by Orrison G. Cass. He was seven years selectman of the town, and twice represented his town in the legislature. She d. Jan. 3, 1862, ae. 71-6-0. He d. in the home of Robert S. Hastings, May 1, 1875, respected and beloved by all, having rounded out a long and useful life, ae. 85-3-1I.
CHILDREN
*166. Solomon Sias, b. Bristol, Mar. 18, 1815.
167. Horace Lyman, b. B., Apr. 7, 1820; m. Jan. 5, 1851, Martha W. Haynes, of Danbury. He m. (2) Susan A. Burnham, of Winchester, Mass. ' He res. in Winchester, and was in the wholesale grocery business in Boston, in company with his brother, Solomon S., for more than twenty years. He d. Nov. 23, 1884, ae. 64-7-16. Children :
a. Ida L., b. Woburn, Mass., May 25, 1852; m. July 15, 1875, George Woodward, a merchant in New London, b. July 31, 1843 ; d. Mar. I, 1894, ae. 50-7 -. She res. Bristol. Child : Florence Edna, b. New London, Apr. 20, 1883. Graduated from Colby Academy, 1900, m. Nov. 18, 1903, Leo J. Richardson, of Worcester, Mass.
b. Charles H., b. Mar., 1860, res. Winchester.
168. Margaret Hall, b. B., Nov. 20, 1828; m. Hon. Lewis W. Fling. (See.)
(157) John Sleeper, son of John, was b. Oct. 3, 1804. When a young man, he went to Union Springs, N. Y., and became a clerk in the dry goods store of Philip Winegar, and in 1835 became his partner. Sept. 14, 1836, he m. Sarah Mosher Winegar, a dau. of his partner, b. Galway, N. Y., Apr. 16, 1813. While a resident of Union Springs, he filled many offices of trust and honor. In 1842, he and his father-in-law emigrated to Comstock, Mich., where he became supervisor of the town and filled other offices. In 1848, he was elected probate judge and removed to Kalamazoo where he was trustee of the village and served twelve years as judge. Returned to Comstock became county superintendent of the poor, county drain commis- sioner, and again supervisor. "He was a man of large expe- rience in the affairs of the world, of decided ability and great industry ; in social life refined, unselfish and courteous, attract- ing the warm friendship of the intelligent and cultivated ; in business just and honorable." He d. Comstock, May 19, 1865, ae. 60-7-16. She d. Kalamazoo, Mar. 9, 1888, ae. 74-10-23.
CHILDREN
169. Lewis Philip, b. Union Springs, N. Y., July 14, 1837 ; was killed by a run-away horse at Kalamazoo, May 19, 1855, ae. 17-10-5.
170. Eliza, b. U. S., Sept. 8, 1839; m. July 20, 1876, Charles Lewis Rounds, of Kalamazoo. Children :
a. Mary Elmira, b. Kalamazoo, May 30, 1877.
b. Walter, b. K., Oct. 31, 1878, and res. K.
17I. Henry Sias, b. U. S., Aug. 8, 1841 ; m. Dec. 26, 1872, Jennie Con- rad. He was a farmer and real estate agent; was assistant secretary and secretary of state senate, 1863-'71; clerk of county, 1872-'78 ; deputy
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commissioner, state land office, 1879-'91. He. d. Lansing, Mich., June 15, 1892, ae. 50-10-7. Children :
a. Lewis Conrad, b. Kalamazoo, Mar. 31, 1874 ; graduated Mich- igan University, 1897, teacher in Portland, Mich.
b. Alice, b. Lansing, Mich., Nov. 3, 1879.
172. Esek Winegar, b. Comstock, Nov. 6, 1843; m. June 5 , 1872, Emma Conrad, a sister to Jennie. He res. in Milwaukee, Oregon. Children :
a. John Story, b. Kalamazoo, Mar. 22, 1875 ; a printer in Port- land, Mich.
6. Sarah, b. K., Nov. 14, 1876 ; a teacher in Portland.
173. Frank Story, b. C., June 5, 1847 ; d. Mar. 25, 1884, ae. 36-9-20.
(166) Hon. Solomon S. Sleeper, son of Rev. Walter, b. Bristol, Mar. 18, 1815, m. July 30, 1844, Ellen Caroline, dau. of Francis Kidder. (See.) He was commonly addressed as colonel, having attained this rank in the 34th Regiment of N. H. militia when a young man. When a boy he entered the store of Icha- bod C. Bartlett, as a clerk, and later became a partner. In April, 1842, he sold his interest to Cyrus Taylor, and went to Boston and purchased an interest in the firm of E. Raymond & Co., wholesale grocers. Fifteen years later the firm became Sleeper & Dickinson. In 1861, he formed the firm of S. S. Sleeper & Co., his brother, Horace L., being his partner, where he continued till his death. He did an extensive business and accumulated a fortune. He served on the board of aldermen of Cambridge six years, and was four years in the Massachu- setts legislature. The S. S. Sleeper Camp, Sons of Veterans, Cambridge, was named in his honor. He was interested in charitable work and was a liberal giver. Was one of the donors of the Minot-Sleeper Library to Bristol. (See.) His home was in Cambridge, where he d. Jan. 6, 1895, ae. 79-9-18.
CHILDREN
174. Ella Frances, b. Dec. 1, 1850; d. Jan. 23, 1861, ae. 10-1-22.
175. Frank Henry, b.Oct. 11, 1853 ; m. July 30, 1878, Carrie M. Hyde. He was a member of the firm of S. S. Sleeper & Co., residing in Cam- bridge, where he d. Feb. 25, 1898, ae. 44-4-14, leaving a widow and two daughters.
176. Florence, b. Aug. 18, 1859 ; d. Feb. 6, 1867, ae. 7-5-18.
DANIEL SLEEPER AND HIS DESCENDANTS
(14) Daniel Sleeper, son of David, was b. Sandown, Feb. 22, 1762, where he was selectman soon after coming to his majority. He probably came to Bristol in 1790, and, in Decem- ber of that year, m. Anna, dau. of Sherburn Tilton (See), b. Aug. II, 1763. They resided for a time in the family of her father on the east side of South Main street, where their first child was b. He settled on the farm on the hillside to the east of Newfound lake, recently occupied by Mrs. Laura R. Mitchell. At that time the route to Bristol village was by a path over the base of Bristol Peak to the Locke neighborhood, where a road leading to the village was reached. He was a shoemaker, probably the 26a.
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first in town. He taught his sons this trade and they used to go from house to house to work. He was one of the movers in the erection of the church on Bridgewater hill. Mr. Sleeper passed his life on this farm, and here he d. Feb. 28, 1838, ae. 76-0-6. His widow d. in the family of her son, Capt. Daniel, in May, 1856, ae. 92-9 -.
CHILDREN
*177. Amos, b. July 24, 1791.
178. Nancy, b. Mar. 12, 1794 ; m. John Laney. (See.)
179. Ruth, b. Feb. 10, 1797; m. Capt. Blake Fowler. (See.)
* 180. : Daniel, b. June 10, 1799.
181. Odlin, b. Oct. 18, 1801. He was a shoemaker, carpenter and builder, and erected a great many buildings in Bridgewater and adjoining towns. When a young man, he spent four or five years in New York state surveying and one year in Michigan. He d. unm. in Bridgewater, Mar. 22, 1894, ae. 92-5-4.
182. Elizabeth, b. July 19, 1905 ; m. Jeremiah Johnson. (See.)
(177) Amos Sleeper, son of Capt. Daniel, b. July 24, 1791, m. Sept., 1812, Phebe Mussey Clough, dau. of John (See), b. Sept. 18, 1794. He was a farmer in Bristol, moved to Bridge- water in 1823, and to East Concord in 1836, where he d. June 9, 1871, ae. 79-10-15. She d. East Concord, July 3, 1842, ae. 47-9-15.
CHILDREN
183. Mary Ann, b. Bristol, Mar. 23, 1814; d. Dec. 9, 1846, unm., ae. 32-8-16.
184. Charlotte Wood, b. B., June 21, 1816, and res. Malden, Mass. Never m. She d. Nov. - , 1901, ae. 85-5 -.
185. Oren Clough, b. B., Mar. 26, 1818; m. Jane Vittum, Concord, Me., and d. Malden Mass., June 28, 1887, ae. 69-3-2. He was a milliner and later in the real estate business in Boston, Mass. Nine children. *186. Jonathan Clough, b. B., Jan. 3, 1820.
187. John Kilburn Clough, b. Bridgewater, Feb. 7, 1828 ; m. Hannah M. Shaw, of Exeter, Me., dau. Asa and Mary T. Shaw, b. Exeter, Dec. 9, 1824. He was wholesale milliner of firm of John K. C. Sleeper & Co., Boston. He was twice a member of Massachusetts house of representa- tives. He res. Malden, Mass., where he d. Apr. 18, 1893, ae. 65-2-II. Children :
a. Charles Frederick, b. Somerville, Mass., June 25, 1852; m. Jan., 1875, Ella P. Fogue, and d. Malden, Apr. 9, 1886, ae. 33-9-14. b. Mary Emma, b. Exeter, Me., Dec. 5, 1859; m. Dec. 12, 1893, Sidney S. Horton. Res. Malden.
(180) Capt. Daniel Sleeper, son of Daniel, b. June 10, 1799, in. Apr. 18, 1824, Dorothy R. Tilton, dau. of Jonathan (See), b. Oct. 7, 1802. She d. June 3, 1854, ae. 51-7-26, and he m., Apr. 2, 1855, Orpha (Powell) Sawyer, widow of Jona- than. He was a farmer and shoemaker, and succeeded his father on the home farm, later res. on east shore of lake, where Edwin T. Pike now lives, but spent his last years in Bristol village, where he d. Mar. 13, 1872, ae. 72-9-3; she m. (3) Perrin Pres- cott, and d. Bristol, Apr. 20, 1888, ae. 76-10-24. He was a cap- tain in the militia. Methodist.
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CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
188. Soloman Cavis, b. June 20, 1825; m. Feb. 28, 1850, Fanny A. Leach. He went to Lowell, Mass., in 1850, where he was a mill opera- tive eight years, was a railroad employee in the West fifteen years, then an officer in the New Hampshire state prison. In the Civil war served in the Ist Massachusetts Sharp-shooters. (See Roll of Honor.) He d. Concord, Feb. 2, 1900, ae. 74-7-12.
189. Sarah A., b. May 10, 1830; m. Abram D. Locke. (See.)
190. Isaac T., b. July 10, 1832 ; d. May 21, 1833.
I9I. Ellen F., b. Apr. 12, 1846 ; m. Mar. 21, 1872, John Coffin, and lived in Mason City, Iowa, where she d. May 24, 1890, ae. 44-1-12. Children :
Lura, b. Mar. 25, 1873.
b. George Henry, b. Dec. 10, 1875 ; res. Mason City.
c. Frank Joseph, b. Dec. 27, 1879; res. Mason City.
(186) Jonathan C. Sleeper, son of Amos, b. Jan. 3, 1820, m. Oct. 19, 1842, Sally, dau. James and Elsie (Bailey) Martin, b. Epsom, Dec. 25, 1822. They res. No. Acton, Mass.
CHILDREN
192. James Amos, b. Chelsea, Mass., June 22, 1845 ; m. May 16, 1867, Flora Lillian, dau. Ivory White and Abigail (Greely) Richardson, b. Chester, Vt., June 4, 1846. Res. Hollis. Children :
a. Charles Henry, b. Malden, Mass., May 3, 1868 ; m. June 8, 1892, Charlotte Matilda Reeves, of Chicago, Il1. They res. Pueblo, Colo. Child : Harold Reeves, b. Pueblo, Mar. 18, 1893.
b. James Edwin, b. M., Aug. 30, 1869 ; m. Sept. 12, 1891, Annie Lucinda Fowler, of Epsom. Res. West Somerville, Mass. Child : Arthur, b. Oct. 9, 1894.
c. Herbert Alwyn, b. Chelsea, Jan. 28, 1873.
d. Lila Ethel, b. C., Dec. 23, 1875 ; d. Nov. 13, 1883, ae. 7-10-20. e. Lillie Martin, b. Malden, May 3, 1877.
193. John Wesley, b. Boston, Mass., Oct. 19, 1849 ; m. Dec., 1873, Caroline Harwood Cox, of Malden, and res. Denver, Colo. Children :
a. Elsie Elizabeth, b. Malden, Apr. 19, 1875 ; m. June 6, 1894, A. Herbert Johnson, Denver.
b. John Harold, b. M., July 4, 1883.
194. George Albert, b. Malden, June 25, 1855; m. Sept., 1883, Emma L. Pettengill. Res. No. Acton, Mass.
I95. Samuel Martin, b. M., Aug. 12, 1857. Res. Salida, Colo.
SAMUEL SLEEPER AND HIS DESCENDANTS
(15) Samuel Sleeper, son of David, b. Feb. 14, 1764, m. Elizabeth Sanborn, of Chester. They were in Bristol as early as 1790, and settled on the Aaron Sleeper farm on the hill west of this village, when there was only a path beyond Lake street. He built a log cabin in which he lived seven years, when he erected the present frame house, and here he spent his life and here d. Jan. 23, 1837, ae. 72-11-9; she d. May 14, 1846, ae. 77-9 -. Samuel owned two lots of land of 144 acres each.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
I96. Sally, b. Mar. 13, 1791 ; m. Benjamin Emmons. (See.) *197. Moses, b. Apr. 24, 1793.
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HISTORY OF BRISTOL
* 198. John, b. Jan. 23, 1795.
* 199. Samuel, b. June 20, 1796. Name afterwards changed to Samuel Thomas Worthington Sleeper.
200. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 23, 1798; m. Nov. 6, 1823, Elder Moses Wal- lace. He was b. Feb. 12, 1803, in Fairfield, Vt., and d. in Waterbury, Vt., May 16, 1880, ae. 77-3-4. She d. in Waterbury, Feb. 6, 1885, ae. 86-2-13. Children :
a. William Clinton, b. Alexandria, May 16, 1824, and d. Nov. 14, 1825, ae. 1-5-28.
b. Elizabeth Sleeper, b. A., May 9, 1829; m. July 27, 1848, Myron Francis Morse, who d. July 4, 1852, in Boston, Mass. She m. (2) Jonathan Church, Vershire, Vt. Four children.
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