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4. John, b. Apr. 19, 1798. *5. Seth, b. Nov. 1, 1800.
6. Simeon Dana, b. July 30, 1805.
(5) Seth Spencer, b. Nov. 1, 1800, m. in 1832, Mary Pot- ter, dau. of Henry Brown (See), b. Sept. 12, 1816. He was a farmer in Bridgewater ; in Bristol in Dist. No. 7, 1853-'59, and in Plymouth, where he d. Feb. 1, 1876, ae. 75-3-0. She d. Plymouth, Jan. 14, 1892, ae. 75-4-2.
7. Charles Henry, b. Bridgewater, May 20, 1834; m. Mar., 1857, Emily Jane, dau. of Cyrus W. Eaton. (See.) He was a farmer in Bridge- water ; in Bristol, 1856-'58, and Plymouth, where he d. Oct. 5, 1865, ae. 31-4-15. She m. (2) Gilbert B. Dolloff. (See.) Children :
a. Fred E., b. Plymouth, Jan. 30, 1858 ; res. Sioux City, Iowa. b. Anna A., b. P., Apr. 29, 1860; m. Sept. 4, 1891, David S. Fowler. (See.) (2) George C. Currier. (See.)
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c. Charles E., b. P., Sept. 20, 1865 ; m. Jan. 19, 1895, Ethel W., dau. Burley M. Ames. (See.) He was engaged in ice business in Bristol ; now farmer in Bridgewater.
8. Silas Montgomery, b. B., Jan. 20, 1836; m. Dec. II, 1862, Lydia Jane, dau. of Stephen N. Heath (See), b. Bristol, July 23, 1845. Chil- dren :
a. Fannie Maria, b. Plymouth, Dec. 25, 1863 ; m. Nov. 1, 1890, Henry Greeley ; res. Rumney. Four children : Mildred B., Win- nifred B., Freida E., and Zena B.
b. Louis Allen, b. P., Sept. 13, 1867 ; m. Nov. 6, 1895, Mabel A. McQuesten ; res. Plymouth. Three children : Archie M., Marion E., and Harry H.
c. Harry Wesley, b. P., Oct. 30, 1871 ; d. Apr. 13, 1876, ae. 4-5-13.
d. Eva Lillian, b. P., Feb. 6, 1878 ; m. Sept. 27, 1897, Jerry W. Tewksbury ; res. Plymouth. Child : Bethrenee D.
Hannah Eliza, b. B., Jan. 30, 1839; m. 1861, Charles R. Heath ; d. Mar. 6, 1876, ae. 37-1-6. Child : Cora L.
10. Laura Ann, b. B., Jan. 31, 1844; m. Eugene Harriman ; d. Feb. 6, 1869, ae. 25-0-5. No children.
II. Sarah Louisa, b. B., 1847 ; d. 1865, ae. 18.
12. Lucian Scott, b. Bristol, Nov. 4, 1856 ; m. Mar. 23, 1885, Emma J., dau. of Gideon Boardman. (See.) Res. Sloane, Iowa, dealer in lumber. Three children.
I. Fred Ashton Spencer is a son of Joseph Gates and Ange- line Boynton (Clough) Spencer. He was b. in Enfield, May 25, 1862. He m., Feb. 9, 1887, Grace Leone, dau. of Hor- ace Burns and Emeline Almeda (Gates) Stanley, b. Enfield, Jan. 27, 1862. He came to Bristol in April, 1885 ; is assistant treasurer and salesman of the Dodge-Davis Manufacturing com- pany, and a director of the First National Bank of Bristol. A Democrat, past master of Union Lodge, A. F. and A. M., and a Knight Templar.
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2. Stanley Ashton, b. Bristol, May 11, 1891.
THE SPILLER FAMILY
I. George H. Spiller is the son of Benjamin Spiller, and was b. Bridgewater. He m., May, 1865, Lizzie, dau. of Robert M. Kirk. (See.) He was clerk at the Bristol house; has been for many years traveling optician.
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2. Katherine Belle, b. Bristol, May 27, 1866; m. (1) Frank W. Wil- bur, (2) Charles E. Rounds. (See.)
THE STEVENS FAMILY
I. Samuel Hubbard Stevens, Esq., was a son of John and Rhuhamah (Fifield) Stevens. He was b. in Kingston, Nov. 20, 1802, and m. July 27, 1840, Seraphina, dau. of Moses
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and Seraphina (Stevens) Sanborn. He graduated from Dart- mouth college in 1830; read law with Stephen C. Lyford, Mere- dith Bridge, now Laconia ; was admitted to the bar and opened an office in Bristol about 1834. He represented Bristol in the leg- islature 1845 and 1846, and served eight years as superintending school committee. He removed 1846 to Lawrence, thence to Exeter, where he was cashier of the Granite State bank. From Exeter he removed to Kingston, thence to Concord, where he d. in 1876, ae. 74. She d. Concord.
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2. Seraphina Elizabeth, b. Bristol, about 1842 ; supposed to be living in Washington, D. C., unm., in 1903.
THE STOLWORTHY FAMILY
I. Charles Stolworthy is a son of Walter and Ellen (Hil- loury) Stolworthy. He was b. Franklin July 11, 1866, and m. Mar. 15, 1890, Celia Riel, dau. of George and Delia (Lamp- ron) Riel, b. Penacook, July 9, 1874. He has been a wool sorter at the Dodge-Davis Manufacturing company's mill since about 1893.
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2. Ralph, b. Franklin, Mar. 20, 1891.
3. Arthur, b. Laconia, June 27, 1893.
THE SULLIVAN FAMILY
I. William J. Sullivan was b. St. Johns, N. B., in 1872. He came to Bristol in 1887 and was for ten years wet finisher in the woolen-mill. Aug. 1, 1891, he m. S. Emma, dau. of John Seavey. (See.) In Dec., 1902, he removed to Charlestown, Mass., where he is freight brakeman. K. of P.
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2. Bertha May, b. Bristol, Jan. 14, 1892.
3. Ella Beatrice, b. B., July 25, 1893.
4. Karl Rupert, b. B., May 22, 1898.
THE SUMNER FAMILY
I Luke Sumner was a son of George ; was b. in Antrim, Mar. 5, 1805, and m. Sarah Ross. He came from Hillsboro to Bristol in 1837, and was a farmer here till he d. Feb. 10, 1872, ae. 66-11-5. She d. Alexandria, Aug. 14, 1860, ae. 55-5-9. They united with the Congregational church in 1843.
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2. George Washington, b. Alexandria, Aug. 31, 1833 ; m. Mar. 17 1 858, Eva N., dau. of Edward and Lydia Haselton, b. Manchester, Oct., 1833,
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and d. Alexandria, Jan. 3, 1861, ae. 27-3 -. He m. (2) June 13, 1861, Mary N., a sister of his first wife, b. Aug. 28, 1828. and d. Bristol, June 14, 1900, ae. 71-9-16. He came to Bristol, 1864; was a farmer in the northeast part of the town five years, since then on High street ; Democrat, deacon of Congregational church since April, 1879. Child :
a. Frank R., b. B. Dec. 22, 1858 ; d. July 10, 1879, ae. 20-6-18.
3. John Ross, b. A., Jan 15, 1837; m. Sept. 22, 1864, Harriet, dau. of Simon and Lucinda Cunningham, b. Boston, Mass., Sept. 22, 1837, and d. Boston, Mar., 1873, ae. 35-5-9. He m. (2) Dec. 16, 1876, Lucy, dau. Aaron Hawthorne, b. Cushing, Me., Jan. 1, 1844. He was in trade in Rollins's block with George F. Buttrick, 1864-'67 ; in Boston, boarding and sale stables, till 1902, when he returned to Bristol. Res. High street. Methodist. Children :
a. Edith Houghton, b. Bristol, Oct. g, 1866; d. Sept. 2, 1887, ae. 20-10-23.
b. Clara Davis, b. Concord, Mass., Aug. 13, 1868; m. Sept. II, 1888, Thomas C. Newcomb, res. South Boston. Nine children.
c. Walter Dickerson, b. East Weymouth, Mass., Aug. 1, 1870 ; d. Feb. 11, 1875, ae. 4-6-10.
d. Herbert Ross, b. E. W., Dec. 9, 1871; m. Sept. 13, 1900, Grace Wilson, Boston.
e. George, b. and d. Aug. 13, 1877.
f. Alice Faith, b. June 9, 1879.
4. Lydia, b. Apr. 24, 1829; m. Jan. 28, 1852, James Dickerson.
5. Mary Ann, d. ae. 2 years.
THE SWETT FAMILIES
I. Isaac Swett was a son of Benjamin and Hannah (Mer- rill) Swett. He was b. in Orange, Dec. 22, 1784, and m. in Oct., 1817, Nancy (Anne), dau. of Stephen T. Brown (See), b. May 27 (28), 1791. They commenced life on the Thomas H. Wicom farm in Bristol, east of the lake and here he d. Jan. 19, 1873, ae. 88-0-27. She d. June 7, 1887, ae. 96-0-10.
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2. Lucinda, b. Nov. 13, 1818; d. an infant.
3. Benjamin, b. Nov. 9, 1820 (1819), m. in Manchester, Mar. 13, 1854, Sarah E., dau. of Henry and Sarah (Russ) Todd, b. Pembroke, Oct. 2, 1829. He served in the 15th Regt. N. H. Vols. (See Roll of Honor.) Was a farmer and d. at Soldiers' Home, Tilton, Sept. 12, 1901, ae. 80- 10-3. She has been unable to walk for 21 years by reason of a fall ; given a home by the Shakers at Canterbury, where she still resides, 1903. She is an expert in making toy animals for sale. Children :
a. Ida Jane, b. Bristol, Dec. 18, 1859 ; d. Aug. 13, 1874, ae. 14- 7-25.
b. Henry Todd, b. B., June 25, 1862 ; res. Clarksville, unm.
c. Ella Anne, b. B., Nov. 5, 1867 ; d. Nov. 17, 1867.
4. Roswell D., b. Oct. 12, 1823; d. at Boston, while en route home from the army, Oct. 12, 1863 ae. 40-0 -. (See Roll of Honor. )
5. Mary, b. Feb. 16, 1826 ; d. Haverhill.
6. Sylvester, b. Apr. 29, 1831. He m. (I) Ermine E., dau. of John Jaqueth. She d. while he was in the army, leaving one dau. two years old: He m. (2) Sept. 24, 1865, Marcia Ann, dau. of Benjamin H. Smith, of Rumney. He is a farmer in Plymouth, nearly incapacitated
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from labor by reason of wounds received at the battle of Gettysburg. (See Roll of Honor.) Children :
a. Mynetta Jane, b. Bristol, July 23, 1860.
b. George Francis, b. B., Jan. 20, 1867; d. Mar. 26, 1867.
c. Elinor Josephine, b. Plymouth, Feb. 20, 1868.
d. Andrew Francis, b. P., Dec. 22, 1872.
e. Elvira Mabel, b. P., July 5, 1874 ; d. Sept. 20, 1881, ae. 7-2-15.
f. Wesley Sylvester, b. P., Mar. 3, 1876.
7. Marinda Nelson, b. July 4, 1836 ; m. Thomas H. Wicom. (See.)
I. Calvin Swett was b. in Warner in 1812, and came to Bristol about 1832. He was a school teacher and farmer in the Moore's Mills neighborhood. He m. Mar. 11, 1834, Rachel L., dau. of Abraham Dolloff (See), b. Apr. 24, 1814. She d. Bris- tol, Aug 2, 1865, ae. 51-3-8. After 1866, he res. in Campton and Ashland. He m. (2) Mrs. Shepherd, of Ashland. He was a Republican and twice represented Bristol in the legislature, and served five years as selectman of the town. He was a farmer, a dealer in lumber, and for a time interested in the manufacture of paper. He served one year as selectman of Campton, and was filling the same office in Ashland when he d. Oct. 28, 1882, ae. 70-10 -.
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2. Sylvanus W., b. Wentworth, Dec. 4, 1834; m. Dec. 17, 1857, Susan A., dau. of William R. Blodgett (See), b. Nov. 9, 1837. He was an extensive and well-to-do farmer on the Pemigewasset river in district No. 5. Was a Republican, Odd Fellow, and a Granger. He d. Apr. 23, 1900, ae. 65-4-19. Children :
a. Sara Moore, b. Bristol, Apr. 27, 1861 ; graduated from New Hampton Institution.
6. Son, b. Feb. 11, 1873; d. in infancy.
3. Orrison, b. Bristol ; drowned May 1, 1847, ae. 5-9-22.
THE TAYLOR FAMILIES
I. Edward Taylor, of Stratham, was one of the first settlers of Sanbornton, and there he d. Mar. II, 1784, ae. 88. He had four children, one of whom was
2. Jonathan, b. Oct. 2, 1739 ; he m. Oct. 16, 1760, Rachel Moore and d. Mar. 2, 1816, ae. 76-5 -. Of his eight children one was
3. Nicholas Mason, b. Oct. 4, 1783, m. Apr. 5, 1803, Sally Eastman, of Gilmanton, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary (Butler) Eastman, b. June 22, 1784. He was a blacksmith in New Hampton for 52 years. Hed. instantly, Jan. 13, 1861, ae. 77-3- 9. She d. Bristol, Dec. 29, 1864, ae. 80-6-7. They were the parents of thirteen children, among whom were
4. Sarah Robinson, b. New Hampton, Jan. 18, 1810; m. Oct. 17, 1833, Dea. Abraham Bodwell Sanborn, of New Hampton and Sanbornton.
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b. Nov. 8, 1806. He was for some years acting deacon of the Bristol Congregational church, and d. Apr. 1, 1878, ae. 71-4-23. She d. in Bris- tol, Feb. 5, 1899, ae. 89-0-17. No children.
5. Clarinda Jane, b. Mar. 9, 1815; m. Gustavus Bartlett. (See.)
6. Anna C., b. Apr. 27, 1817; m. Daniel S. Mason. (See.)
*7. Cyrus, b. New Hampton, Dec. 18, 1818.
8. Martha G., b. June 17, 1820; m. Gustavus Bartlett. (See.)
9. Laura Elizabeth A., b. Aug. 31, 1830; in. George P. Smith. (See.)
(7) Hon. Cyrus Taylor, b. Dec. 18, 1818, m. July 1, 1845, Martha, dau. of Capt. James Minot (See), b. Sept. 29, 1822. They res. on Pleasant street. Congregationalists. She was for many 'years a member of the choir and an active worker in the church. She d. Sept. 30, 1894, ae. 72-0-1. He d. May 16, 1898, ae. 79-4-28. When 16 years of age he entered the store of George W. Smith in New Hampton, and a year later a store in Meredith. Here he remained till Oct., 1836, when he came to Bristol and entered the store of I. C. Bartlett & Co., as clerk, where he remained as clerk and proprietor for 56 years.
In April, 1842, Mr. Taylor bought out Sias S. Sleeper, one of the partners, and in 1860 purchased the interest of Ichabod Bartlett and became the sole proprietor. He also purchased the real estate, and continued in trade here till he sold to Kemp & Johnson in December, 1892. During all these years, Mr. Taylor did a very extensive business in this store and was also largely interested in other enterprises. He was the senior partner of Taylor & Shaw and of Taylor & Merrill, millers, who did an extensive business in flour and grain. He was one of the pro- moters in the organization of the Franklin & Bristol railroad, and was a passenger on the first passenger train that left Con- cord for Boston, Sept. 10, 1842. The first freight train that reached Concord contained freight for him and the first freight train that reached Bristol contained two car loads of freight for his store, and from this time for 45 years not a week passed that did not bring him more or less freight.
During all these years, Mr. Taylor gave his entire personal attention to his business and confined himself more closely to its cares than any clerk in his employ. In politics he was a Repub- lican. In 1869, he was elected state senator from this district by the joint convention of the senate and house, and in 1870 was re-elected by the people. He was a charter member of Union Lodge, No. 79, A. F. and A. M., and a prominent member and liberal supporter of the Congregational church.
Mr. Taylor was universally respected for his many high qualities. He was a public spirited man and had the best interests of the community at heart and was a liberal supporter of all the benevolent institutions of the town. He was honest, honorable, and upright - a model citizen, and his death was a great loss to the community.
HENRY A. TAYLOR
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CHILDREN
IO. Henry Arthur, b. Bristol, June 18, 1848 ; m. Sept. 28, 1869, Helen Abby, dau. of Warren White (See), b. Jan. 16, 1847. He d. Bristol, of typhoid fever, Sept. 25, 1877, ae. 29-3-7, and was buried with Masonic honors by Mt. Horeb Commandery of Knights Templar, of Concord, of which Commandery he was a member. His widow m. (2) Marcus O. Farrar. (See.) Henry A. Taylor was interested with his father in mer- cantile pursuits till about three years before his death, when he became connected with the Mechanicks bank, Concord. Child :
' a. Edith Henry, b. Bristol, Apr. 29, 1878 ; m. Jason D. Emerson. (See.)
II. Abby Maria, b. B., Dec. 11, 1851 ; m. Ira A. Chase, Esq. (See.)
I. James Taylor, son of Mark and Betsey Chase Taylor, was of the third generation from Edward of Strathiam, one of the first settlers of Sanbornton (See p. 421) through Jonathan, b. Oct. 2, 1739, and Mark, b. June 19, 1773. James was b. Sept. 1, 1800. He m. Apr. 14, 1825, Eliza Morrison, dau. of John. He was a blacksmith ; both were members of the Free Baptist church in Sanbornton. They spent their last years in Bristol, where she d. " after years of terrible suffering," Nov. 20, 1874, ae. 67-2 -. He d. Feb. 26, 1884, ae. 83-5-25.
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2. John Perry, b. Sanbornton, May 3, 1826 ; m. Aug. 23, 1848, Char- lotte A., dau. Jacob Smith, b. Sanbornton, Feb. 27, 1826 (1827). He was a trader in Danbury and in Sanbornton. From 1862, was in Bristol ; sales- man for many years in store of Hon. Cyrus Taylor ; was postmaster seven years ; fire and life insurance agent ; town clerk five years ; served on the Republican state central committee ; was a Congregationalist and a Mason. He d. suddenly of heart disease occasioned by excitement on account of a small fire in the village, Apr. 8, 1875, ae. 48-11-5. She d. Dec. 2, 1877, ae. 51-9-5. Children :
(See.)
a. Eva Eliza, b. Sanbornton, May 3, 1853 ; m. William Bartlett. b. Annie Lizzie, b. June 6, 1857; d. Bristol, May 15, 1874, ae. 16-II-9.
3. Emily E., b. Apr. 18, 1829 ; m. Rev. William T. Sleeper.
I. John Taylor, son of John and Judith (Cogswell) Tay- lor, was b. Bethlehem, Nov. 3, 1819. He m. Nov. 28, 1841, Abigail, dau. of Joseph and Mary Thresher, b. Sandwich, July 12, 1817, and d. Bristol, Aug. 16, 1881, ae. 64-1-4. He was a carpenter and wood-worker in Bristol, 1875-'95 ; since in West Andover and Franklin Falls.
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2. John,
b. Landaff, Sept. 25, 1842 ; . [ d. in infancy. *3. William Thomas,
4. James Austin, b. Easton, Jan. 9, 1845; served in Co. M, Ist Regt. V. H. Vols., Heavy Artillery, in the Civil war, Feb. 15 to June 9, 1855 ; d. Haverhill, Feb. 28, 1880, ae. 35-1-19.
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5. Royal Herman, b. Concord, May 17, 1847 ; d. Sept. 20, 1847, ae.
I-4-3.
6. Charles Cogswell, b. Franconia, Apr. 27, 1851 ; d. ae. about two years. 7. Mary Hackett, b. F., June 7, 1854 ; removed from Bristol to West Andover, 1895; thence to Franklin Falls, where now resides. Is insti- tuting lodges for N. E. Order of Protection.
8. Sarah Abigail, b. F., June 7, 1858 ; has been a school teacher ; res. Franklin Falls.
9. Clara Emma, b. F., Sept. 22, 1860 ; d. Bristol, Mar. I, 1875, of con- sumption, ae. 14-5-9.
(3) William T. Taylor, b. Sept. 25, 1842, m. (I) Adelaide, dau. Priest and Lydia Young, who d. Franconia, 1864. He came to Bristol, 1865, and here m. Dec. 31, 1865, Sarah Alma, dau. Eldred Roby (See), b. June 12, 1845. He was a skilful pattern maker and wood-worker, and a manufacturer of picker-sticks. A Methodist and Republican. Died suddenly of heart disease, Sept. 17, 1893, ae. 50-II-22. She res. Bristol.
CHILDREN
IO. Addie May, b. Bristol, Mar. 31, 1870 ; d. Bristol, June 22, 1881, ae. II-2-21.
II. Grace Marion, b. B., Sept. 7, 1873; graduated Simonds High school, Warner ; was teacher, now stenographer and typewriter, Man- chester.
12. LeRoy Clifton, b. B., Aug. 15, 1878. Professional baseball.
13. Annie May, b. B., July 1, 1884 ; m. Oct. 24, 1903, Ralph Gray, of Alexandria.
THE TENNEY FAMILY
I. Roscoe Carleton Tenney, son of Charles Herbert and Mary ( Phillips) Tenney, was b. Alexandria, Oct. 28, 1879. He m. June 4, 1902, Sarah, dau. of William Rice (See), b. Feb. 3, 1879. He is a laborer in Bristol. No children.
THE THOMAS FAMILY
I. Jacob Thomas, the son of Jonathan, was b. Hamp- ton, Jan. 31, 1763. He went to Sanbornton with his father when three years old. At fifteen enlisted in Continental army as a fifer and served four years. Oct. 13, 1785, he m. Ruth, dau. of Abram Perkins, b. Sanbornton, July 21, 1764. He removed to New Hampton where his children were b. and about 1810 came to Bristol settling in the Locke neighborliood, where he remained ten years or more. In 1829, he was again in Sanbornton, and later went to Avon, N. Y., where he d. in the family of his son, Matthew, Dec. 20, 1835, ae. 72-10-19 ; she d. Nov. 22, 1852, ae. 88-4-1.
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2. Joseph, b. June 17, 1786 ; d. June 17, 1807, ae. 21-0-0.
3. Abigail, b. May II, 1789; m. Feb. 23, 1809, Joseph Morse, Bridge- water ; res. Salem, Vt., and d. Oct. 8, 1872, ae. 83-4-27. Ten children.
4. Polly, b. Aug. 29, 1791 ; m. May 22, 1811, Mayhew Sanborn, and removed to Michigan.
5. Elizabeth, b. June 27, 1793; m. 1814, Benjamin Morse, and re- moved to Avon, N. Y., where she d. Feb. 27, 1885, ae. 91-8 -.
6. Jacob, b. May 29, 1795 ; served in War of 1812; in 1818, went to New York, and in 1836 to Michigan ; m. Polly Brown and had three chil- dren. He d. Mar. 16, 1892, ae. 96-9-17.
7. Stephen, b. Feb. 5, 1797; d. May 18, 1797. 8. Nancy, b. July 22, 1798; m. 1814, John Dolloff, and d. Apr. 9, 1875, ae. 76-8-17. They had 12 children. Lived in New Hampton, Ver- mont, Sanbornton.
9. Matthew Perkins, b. July 3, 1800. Went to Avon, N. Y., and in 1821, m. Rachel Harrington, who d. Mar. 23, 1867; he m. (2) Nov. 19, 1868, Mary N. Stone, and d. June 22, 1895, ae. 94-II-19.
IO. Esther, b. Oct. 10, 1803 ; m. Nathaniel Heath. (See.)
II. Jonathan M., b. Aug. 19, 1805 ; removed to Georgia and had sons in the Confederate army.
THE THURSTON FAMILY
I. John Henry Thurston was b. in Freedom, June 5, 1861. He was a son of Stephen D. and Hannah ( Whitton) Thurston. He came to Bristol about 1880, and m. Sept. 20, 1881, Mary Etta, dau. of Samuel and Mary N. (Fleer) Clark, b. Alexan- dria, June 9, 1853. Was for several years a policeman ; d. Bristol, Aug. 15, 1900, ae. 39-2-10.
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2. Mabelle Etta, b. May 24, 1882 ; m. Aug. 15, 1903, Thomas H. Davis, Portsmouth.
THE TIBBETTS FAMILY
I. Alfred Henry Tibbetts, son of Wentworth B., was h. Wolfeboro, Mar. 23, 1860. He m. Nora Bell, dau. of Stephen P. Wiggin, b. Sanbornton, Mar. 20, 1865. Divorced. He m. (2) Jessie Blanche, dau. of Reuben C. Dodge, b. Tunbridge, Vt., Aug. 22, 1879. He is a sawyer and carpenter ; came to Bristol from Danbury, Dec., 1899.
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2. Lizzie, m. Charles Covey, res. Hill. 4. Frank, res. Hill.
3. Hervie, res. Hill.
5. Alice May, b. Franklin Falls, Apr. 15, 1895.
6. Georgia, b. Danbury, Nov. 4, 1898.
7. Bernard Bishop, b. Bristol, Mar. 5, 1900.
THE TILTON FAMILIES
I. Sherburn Tilton, son of Sherburn, was b. in Kensing- ton, July 31, 1735. Papers left by the late Odlin Sleeper state
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that he was with Gen. Wolfe, at the seige of Quebec. In July, 1776, he enlisted in Capt. David Quimby's company, of Col. Josiah Bartlett's regiment, raised for the invasion of Canada ; and in 1777, he marched from Sandown in Capt. Robert Collins's company to join the Northern army at Saratoga. He m. Huldah Prescott, b. Kensington, Nov. 14, 1738, and settled in Sandown. About 1780 they removed to Bristol and he built a log cabin on east side of South Main street, where later stood a hotel and where now is Frank W. Bingham's harness shop. He bought of John Tolford the mill lot, No. 61, First Division, and operated the saw-mill and grist-mill where is now the Train-Smith com- pany pulp-mill. In May, 1794, he sold to Moses Lewis and removed to what has later been known as the Chase farm on north side of Hemp hill, where he had a potash. Later he removed to Wheelock, Vt., where he d. Sept. 20, 1813, ae. 78 -- I-19. She d. St. Albans, Vt., Apr. 11, 1823, ae. 84-4-27.
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* 2. John, b. Sept. 24, 1761.
3. Ann, -
[ m. Daniel Sleeper. (See.)
b. Aug. 1I, 1763; worked many years in Lowell, 4. Dorothy, -
Mass .; d. unm., 1857, ae. 94.
5. Elizabeth, b. June 26, 1765; m. John Sleeper. (See.)
*6. Sherburn, b. May 12, 1768.
7. Daniel, removed to Vermont.
8. Sarah, b. Apr. 20, 1770; m. Joseph Ingalls ; res. northern Ver- mont.
9. Rebecca, b. July 29, 1772 ; d. July 11, 1773.
IO. Benjamin, b. Sept. 12, 1774; lived and d. Swanton, Vt.
II. Theophilus, b. Jan. 15, 1777; m. (pub. Feb. 2, 1801), Comfort Powell ; lived and d. Vershire, Vt.
*12. Jonathan, b. Aug. 22, 1779.
13. Timothy, b. Bristol, Apr. 30, 1783; settled in the northern part of Vermont, where he d.
(2) John Tilton, son of Sherburn, b. Sept. 24, 1761, came to Bristol with his parents, and m. Jane, dau. of Jacob Cass. (See.) He was a farmer in Plymouth 1809-'10, and 1825-'33 ; on the Jeremiah Johnson road near the turnpike in Bridgewater and in South Alexandria, where he d. Sept. 2, 1853, ae. 91-11-8.
CHILDREN
14. John, was a farmer in Plymouth, 1826-'33.
15. Henry, b. Nov. 13, 1788; m. Elizabeth Buck. Was a farmer in Alexandria, Hebron, and Plymouth, and d. in family of his dau., Mrs. Charles S. Brown, in Bristol. Children :
a. Eliza Sage, b. Alexandria, Jan., 1821; m. Joshua Foster, (See.)
b. Orinda Carpenter, b. Hebron, Sept. 16, 1823 ; m. Charles S. Brown. (See.)
c. Ella (Lucy ) Buck, b. Plymouth (?), Apr. 28, 1826 ; in. Nathan- iel P. Keezer. (See.)
d. Charles, went to sea and never heard from afterward.
16. Sherburn, b. Jan. 30, 1791. 17. Sally, b. Apr. 8, 1794.
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GENEALOGIES - TILTON
18. Benjamin, taxed in Plymouth, 1823-'35. A dau., Sarah Jane, adopted by Abbott Lovejoy. (See.)
19. Putman, d. unin., about 1840.
20. Dorothy, unm. 21. Huldah.
(6) Sherburn Tilton. son of Sherburn, b. May 12, 1768, m. Ruth, dau. of Lieut. Benjamin Emmons (See), b. June 8, 1775. They were the first settlers on the Tilton farm in Dist. No. 7, east of the lake. For years he drove a four-ox team to Boston for supplies for Moses Lewis; removed to what was later the Jonathan H. Johnson farm in Bridgewater. He d. Dec. 27, 1852, ae. 84-7-15 ; she d. at about 90 years of age.
CHILDREN
22. Huldah, b. Bristol, Feb. 12, 1794; d. unm., Dec. 7, 1821, ae. 27- 9-25. 23. Elizabeth, b. B., Jan. 3, 1796; m. Moses Smith, and d. Alexan- dria, May 6, 1829, ae. 33-4-3.
24. Benjamin Emmons, b. B., Apr. II. 1798 ; m. Betsey, dau. of Simeon Batchelder (See), b. Mar. 18, 1803. He was a farmer in Bridgewater, where his son Harvey res. He d. Dec. 24, 1871, ae. 73-8-13 ; she d. July 12, 1889, ae. 86-3-24. Children, all b. in Bridgewater.
a. Eliza S., b. June 4, 1830; m. Dec. 9, 1858, Lorenzo Flanders (his first wife), and d. in Bridgewater, Oct. II, 1861, ae. 31-4-7. Child : Anna Eliza, b. Nov. 22, 1860; d. Sept. 10, 1876, ae. 15-9-18.
b. Harvey W., b. June II, 1837; m. June 20, 1874, Esther D., dau. of Rodney and Abigail (Spaulding) Hammond, b. Aug. 30, 1838. He was a farmer and a most estimable man. Held nearly all the offices in the gift of the town. He d. Oct. 3, 1898, ae. 61-3-22. No children.
c. Frank B., b. Mar 6, 1842. Unm. He went to Lowell in 1862, where he res. ten years; thence to Lawrence, where he now res.
25. Sherburn Webster, b. Bridgewater, July 8, 1800; m. Nancy Batch- elder, dau. of Simeon. (See.) He was a farmer in Bridgewater, where he d. May 16, 1885, ae. 84-10-8. She d. Jan. 27, 1884. Child :
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