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3. Mary, d. Haverhill. unm.
4. Mercy Ann, m., d. Newbury, Vt.
5. Moses D., b. Bristol, 1827 ; m. Peaslee, and res. Bridgewater. He served in Co. A, 6th Regt., N. H. Vols., Civil war, and d. on hospital boat "Tycoon" at Cannelton, Ind., Aug. 9, 1863, ae. 36. (See Roll of Honor.)
THE TOLFORD FAMILIES
I. Maj. John Tolford was b. in Ireland, July, 1701 ; came to America and was in Bradford, Mass., in 1724, and settled in
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Londonderry. He built the first saw-mill in Hooksett. In 1727, he removed to Chester. He m., Jan. 8, 1734, Jean McMurphy, of Londonderry. In 1736, he was committed to jail for refusing to pay a tax for the support of the settled minister. In March, 1753, he was major of a party sent to survey a route up the valley of the Merrimack from Concord to the Connecticut river at Haverhill. (See p. 24, Vol. I.) At this time he had an opportunity to see the attractions of the territory along the Pemi- gewasset, and a few months later was a moving spirit in the organization of the syndicate that purchased the town of New Chester. He was one of the proprietors of the town, owning four shares, of four lots each. He was also deeded the mill lot on Newfound river, in consideration of which he erected and set in operation the first grist-mill and saw-mills in what is now Bristol village (See p. 366, Vol. I) ; but he was never a resi- dent of the town. He was a justice of the peace, a land surveyor, and a man of more than ordinary ability. He d. July, 1791, ae. 90 years ; she d. Dec. 29, 1792. Of his nine children, three were
2. Joshua, b. Feb., 1739. He was a surveyor; was one of a party who made a re-survey of the New Chester grant in 1765. (See Appendix E, p. 522, Vol. I.) His map is shown in Vol. I. He settled at Profile Falls in 1769, and had the first saw-mill on that stream in operation in 1773. About 1780 he removed to what is now known as Clark's Corner in South Alexandria, where he was the first settler and where he passed the remainder of his years. He was a prominent man of his day. In the Burns graveyard stands a tablet which reads : "Joshua Tolford died Mar. 4, 1826. Elizabeth Tolford died Mar. 9, 1801."
3. Hugh, b. Dec. 22, 1747 ; m. Elizabeth Patten, of Bedford. Chil- dren :
a. Isaac, b. 1786.
b. William, b. 1795 ; res. Bedford.
c. Jane,
d. Elizabeth, d. Apr. 24, 1823.
4. John, b. Jan. 2, 1750. He made the first clearing within the limits of Bristol. (See "First Settlements," Vol. I.) He settled in Dan- bury, was a surveyor, and had a family. One son was
a. John, b. 1783; was in trade where is now White's block as early as 1815, and so continued till his death, Apr. 21, 1823, ae. 40. His remains rest in the Worthen graveyard.
THE TOWN AND TOWNS FAMILIES
I. Henry Town, son of William and Julia Ann (Moore) Town, was b. in Rupert, Vt., Apr. 18, 1871. He m., Oct. 4, 1897, Mrs. Gertie Eva Sherman, dau. of George A. and Abbie (Lathrop) Reed, b. Peru, Vt., May 30, 1873. She m. (1) Oct. 30, 1887, John W. Sherman, who d. Nov. 4, 1892. He has res. in Bristol, employee in paper-mill, since Nov., 1897.
I. Joseph Warren Towns, son of John and Eliza (Ander- son) Towns, was b. Londonderry, Nov. 4, 1834. He m., Apr.
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4, 1863, Josephine R. Gaillow, b. May 25, 1837. He came from Hudson and res. in Bristol much of the time for 20 years previous to his death which occurred in hospital at Concord, July 31, 1903, ae. 68-8-27. She d. New Hampton, Sept. 9, 1893, ae. 56-3-14. Carpenter.
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2. Edwin Waldo, b. Lancaster, June 25, 1864. Located in Bristol ; m. Mar. 29, 1890, Eva I. Simonds, b. Alexandria, 1873. A fireman in Lit- tle Falls, N. Y. Six children.
3. Frank Wilbur, b. Groveton, June 4, 1866; m. (1) Alice E. Water- man. She d. and he m. (2) May 30, 1802, Dora A., dau. of Joseph N. Dickinson (See), b. Dec. 26, 1871. Machinist.
4. Arthur Herbert, b. Windham, Sept. 11, 1868. In Bristol since 1884; job teamster ; now operating North End grist-mill; elected road agent, 1902.
THE TOWNSEND FAMILY
I. Ziba Townsend was one of the early settlers in that part of New Chester now Hill, his farm being on Lot 83, First Division, about a mile north of Hill village on the Pemigewasset river. His name appears on a petition to the legislature in 1787, but first on the tax-list in 1800. In 1818, he was taxed as a non-resident. May 5, 1800, he m. Nancy Bartlett.
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2. A dau., who m. a Chamberlain ; lived and d. in the West.
3. A dau., who m. a Fellows, res. in Canaan.
4. Luther K., b. in Hill ; m. Aug., 1831, Mary True, dau. of Hazen and Catherine (Ash) Call, b. Andover, Mar. 27, 1810 (?). He res. for a time in Franklin, then in Orono, Me., where he was deputy sheriff and where he d. Nov. 16, 1839. Soon after his death, she removed to Bristol and here res. six or eight years. She m. (2) Alvin Fletcher, Aug., 1841, and they res. many years in Tilton. Child :
a. Luther Tracy, b. Orono, Me., Sept. 27, 1838; m. Sept. 27, 1865, Laura C., dau, of Dr. David T. and Sarah F. ( White) Huckins, of Watertown, Mass. He res. in Bristol six or eight years in the forties. In a letter to the author he says : "In my childhood, I thought Bristol with its background of hills and its rushing river, was one of the most beautiful places on earth." When a young man, he was a fireman on the B. C. & M. railroad ; studied at Til- ton; graduated Dartmouth college, 1859, at Andover Theologi- cal Seminary, 1862 ; served as adjutant 16th Regt. N. H. Vols, in the Civil war; entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church, 1864; was given the degree of A.M., by Wesleyan Univer- sity in 1866, and of D.D., by Dartmouth college in 1871. He filled chairs at Boston University of Hebrew, Chaldee, and New Testa- ment Greek, 1868-'70; of historical theology, 1870-'72; practical theology and sacred rhetoric, 1872-'90, when he resigned to devote his whole time to literary work. He was a delegate to the ecu- menical council in London in 1881, to the council of all religions at Chicago in 1893, and was dean of the Chautauqua School of The- ology, 1882-'85. He has taken a high rank as a preacher and lecturer, has published over 20 volumes and been connected edito- rially with several magazines and papers. Perhaps his most popu- lar work was Credo published in 1869. The merits of Evolution
COL. SAMUEL P. TRAIN
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or Creation secured for him an election to membership in the Victoria Institute, of London. He is a Mason. Res. Brookline, Mass. Children : (I) Agnes Rich, b. July, 1870; d. Mar., 1880, ae. . 9-9 -. (2) Helen Webb, b. July, 1873. (3) Fannie Fletcher, b. Water- town, June, 1880.
TRAIN
I. Col. Samuel P. Train, of the firm of Train-Smith com- pany, though not at any time a resident of the town, has been closely identified with its industry for the last 18 years. Col. Train is a son of Samuel F. and Frances G. (Glover) Train. He was b. in Boston, May 23, 1848, and has been connected with the paper business for about 40 years. In 1864, he entered the house of Grant, Warren & Co., Boston, and has been connected with that firm and its successors till the present. This firm was suc- ceeded by H. M. Clark & Co., in 1873, the year after the big fire in Boston. They were succeeded by Thompson, Twombly & Co., and they by Twombly & Co. In 1877, the firm became Train, Horsford & Co., and, in 1880, Train, Smith & Co., which has continued till now. In 1885, this firm succeeded to the property in Bristol of the New Hampshire Pulp and Paper Co., consisting of the pulp-mill on Central street and the paper-mill on Lake street at the North End, and still own and operate them. (See Manufacturing Industries.) In connection with this branch of their business, Col. Train has been a frequent visitor in town, and his enterprise has added materially to the business of the place. It was in his honor that the local com- pany of militia was named Train Rifles.
Col. Train is a direct descendant of Christopher Gore, at one time governor of Massachusetts, and of Gen. Israel Putnam of Revolutionary fame. He served as colonel on the staff of Gov. John D. Long, of Massachusetts, a cousin by marriage.
THE TRUELL FAMILY
I. David Truell was b. in England in July, 1754. He learned the tailor's trade in England and came to America about 1775 and was for a time in Litchfield. He was in New Chester as early as 1796, and at that time lived in a log cabin on the south bank of Smith's river on the old road not far from the first bridge over that stream. A cellar in the woods now marks the site. A few years later he moved to the Bristol side of this stream and lived on the south side of New Chester mountain on the old road over this mountain. Like his first home, a cellar alone marks the spot. He m. Mary Wilson, who d. in Bristol May 27, 1828, ae. 65 ; he d. July 19, 1829, ae. 75.
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2. Polly, b. July 14, 1780; m. Oct. 22, 1799, Jeremiah Hubbard. (See.)
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3. David, h. Jan. 5, 1782 ; m. Abigail Phillips, of Alexandria, and settled in Grafton, where they spent their lives. He had five children among whom was
a. Hiram, m. Nancy Russell about 1830, and d. Jan. 26. 1899, ae. 94. He swung the scythe in the hayfield the last season before he d. She d. 1871. Children : (1) Martha, lives in Fitchburg, Mass. (2) Jane, in Fitchburg. (3) Silvia, d. at 10 years. (4) Sumner R., b. Grafton, 1833; d. Grafton, Dec. 29, 1899, ae. 66. Was a farmer and dealer in lumber. He was survived by a widow, two sons, and granddaughter. (5) Abbie, res. Wisconsin.
4. Susanna, b. Oct. 6, 1783 ; in. Amos Eastman.
5. Jonathan W., b. Sept. 11, 1785 ; in. Esther Watts, of Connecticut.
6.' Jane (Fanny), b. June 26, 1787; m. William Murray, who was drowned in Smith's river. She d. in Lawrence, Mass. Children :
a. A. W. Stearns, Lawrence, Mass. He d. May, 1896, aged about 80, leaving $50,000 to the Ladies' Charitable Society of that city to accumulate till it reached $500,000.
b. William ( Murray).
7. Samuel, b. Apr. 2, 1789 ; d. Bristol, unm., about 1863.
8. Elijah, b. Mar. 20, 1791 ; d. Bristol, unm., about 1855.
*9. George Washington, b. Bristol, Oct. 21, 1792.
*10. Wiseman C., b. B., Aug. 26, 1794.
II. Lydia, b. B., Apr. 26, 1798; m. Roby Prescott, Grafton. Chil-
dren : Hiram, Henry, Abbie, Esther, John, and Mary-all deceased.
12. Sally, b. B., Jan. 17, 1800; m. Benjamin Pevear, of Thornton.
13. ' Betsey Smith, b. B., May 12, 1801 ; m. Alexander Hutchinson. (See.)
14. Hannah, b. B., Feb. 22, 1803; m. Rev. Orrin Whitcomb, of Wind- sor, Vt., a brother of wife of George W. Truell. He was a Methodist clergy man many years in Maine ; about 1850, removed to Ontario, Canada, where he d. about 1884. She d. about 1854. Children :
a. Lovitia, m. and res. Ontario.
b. Fanny, d. c. Cynthia, d.
(9) George W. Truell, son of David, b. Oct. 21, 1792, m. Sept. 6, 1818, in Montreal, Fanny, dau. of Zenas and Eunice (Root) Whitcomb, b. Windsor, Vt., Apr. 17, 1800. He left Bristol when a boy, and at m. returned and was a brick-maker here. About 1828, removed to Vermont, and in 1837 to Barns- ton, P. Q., where he d. Aug. 29, 1867, ae. 74-10-8 ; she d. Mar. 5, 1868, ae. 67-10-18.
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15. Wealthy Jane, b. Bristol, Jan. 18, 1820; m. Stillman Roy, and res. Derby Line, Vt.
16. Zenas Brooks, b. B., Sept. 6, 1823; m. Carrie P. Hildreth, of Lowell, where he was a spinner. Killed at Battle of the Wilderness, May 8, 1864, ae. 40-8-2. (See Roll of Honor.) No children.
17. Benjamin Franklin, b. B., Aug. 29, 1827 ; d. in infancy.
18. Ira Whitcomb, b. Waterford, Vt., Feb. 14, 1830; d. Lawrence, Mass., Dec., 1875. ae. 45-10 -.
19. George Wilson, b. W., Feb. 5, 1832. Served in1 37th Mass. Vols. three years ; m. but no children ; d. 1878, ae. 46.
20. Byron, b. St. Johnsbury, Vt., Nov. 23, 1834; m. Sept. 5, 1859, Mary Elizabeth, dau. of William H. and Mary B. (Hannaford ) Arm- strong, b. St. Stevens, N. B., June 29, 1833. When three years old, he went with his parents to Stanstead, P. Q. In Feb., 1854, he located in
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Lawrence, Mass., and commenced life as a clerk in a dry goods store, and four years later became a member of the firm of Bailey & Truell. In 1863, he established the house of Byron Truell & Co., which still contin- ues the leading dry goods house in Eastern Massachusetts, and he is one of the wealthy men of that city. In 1875 and 1876, he served in the state legislature ; in 1877 and 1878. in the state senate; 1890 and 1891, member of the executive council of the state and in 1893, he declined the Repub- lican nomination to Congress from his district. He has also filled various city offices and been president of the Lawrence Board of Trade; is now postmaster of that city. Children :
a. Grace Laura, b. Lawrence, Feb. 13, 1860; m. June 26, 1889, George H. Eaton, a lawyer of Lawrence who d. June 15, 1893. She res. Lawrence.
b. Gertrude Elizabeth, b. L., Sept. 19, 1861 ; m. Nov. 25, 1886, Albert E. Butler, a banker ; res. Lawrence.
2I. Valorus, b. S. J., Jan. 9, 1837 ; m. July 26, 1858, Caroline Yemans Hollister, dau. of Harry, b. Feb. 17, 1839, at Derby, Vt., and d. Barnston, P. Q., Feb. 27, 1880, ae. 41-0-10. He m. Mar. 9, 1881, Ada Sutton, b. Kingston, Ontario, Dec. 24, 1855, dau. of Dr. John P. Sutton, L.D.S. He spends his winters in Lawrence, Mass., and his summers at his family home in Barnston, where he has been school com- missioner, and municipal councillor. In 1872, was appointed one of Her Majesty's justices of the peace for the district of St. Francis, and he was then the youngest magistrate in the Province of Quebec. Children :
a. Fannie Jane, b. Barnston, Sept. 17, 1859. Is a teacher in Carlisle, Mass.
b. Mary Ann, b. B., June 10, 1861; m. July 16, 1884, D. Lang Chamberlin, of Carlisle, Mass. Has one son and one dau.
c. Harry Valorus, b. B., May 18, 1863. Educated at the McGill University and McGill Law School, Montreal, P. Q., and is an advocate, being a member of the bar for the district of Montreal Res. 260 St. James street, Montreal.
d. Newton Theodore, b. B., May 8, 1866; educated at St. Francis college, Richmond, and St. Hyacinth college, P. Q. Is principal of Lachute academy, Lachute, P. Q., and is a member of the Prot- estant Board of Public Instruction for Province of Quebec. He m. Dec. 27, 1892, Maud, dau. of I. B. Futvoye.
e. Mabel Bertha, b. Oct 19, 1883.
22. Elias, b. Barnston, Dec. 8, 1839; m. Sept. 5, 1866, Lizzie A., dau. Gilman Buzzell, b. Danville, Vt., Sept. 18, 1844. He d. Dudley, Mass., Mar. 20, 1894, ae. 54-3-12. Child :
a. George Buzzell, b. Barnston, June 1, 1867.
23. Ellen Amanda, b. B., Oct. 21, 1842 ; m. May 22, 1865, Charles William Vaughan, son of Hiram, b. Barnston, Feb. 19, 1842. Children :
a. Albert Charles, b. Magog, Stanstead Co., Quebec, Feb. 3, 1866 ; d. June 29, 1882, ae. 16-4-26.
b. Frederick Walter, b. Coaticook, P. Q., June 24, 1875.
c. Franklin Truell, b. Stanstead Co., P. Q., Mar. 24, 1877.
d. Arthur Elias, b. S., Feb. 1, 1879.
(10) Wiseman C. Truell, son of David, b. Aug. 26, 1794, m. Syrene, dau. of Stephen and Abigail (Phillips) Senter, b. Alexandria, Dec. 20, 1803. They removed to Springfield about 1830. He d. Grafton, Feb. 25, 1868, ae. 73-5-29 ; she d. Graf- ton, Aug. 20, 1889, ae. 85-8-0.
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24. Abigail, b. Bristol, May 8, 1824; m. Dea. Silas Burnham, who d. She res. West Canaan.
25. Mary W., b. B., Nov. 16, 1826. Unm. Res. Lawrence, Mass.
26. Betsey Ann, b. Springfield, Jan. 6, 1834 ; m. Simon Horton. He d. ; she res. Enfield Center.
27. Laura, m. John Honngon.
28. Esther Fannie, m. George C. Chase, and res. Vermont.
29. George Albert, b. Grantham, Jan. 30, 1841 ; m. Nov. 29, 1863, Marion Alice, dau. of Eben Mitchell, b. Croydon, July 6, 1844. He was a stone mason at Cornish.
30. ; Henry Washington, b. Grantham, Nov. 7, 1843; m. July 4, 1867, Julia E. J., dau. of Joshua Stevens, b. Springfield, Dec. 30, 1845. They are farmers in Grafton. Children :
a. Laura, m. George Leavitt, Springfield.
b. Herbert George, b. about 1882.
c. Roy Morton, b. about 1889.
31. Hiram Wilson, m. Hannah McCollum, of Sutton, and res. Enfield. He d. Lawrence, June, 1881. Children :
a. Abbie Lizzie. b. Walter Wilson. c. Elbridge Wiseman.
THE TRUESDELL FAMILY
1. Lucius Elbridge Truesdell, M.D., son of Perley and Mary (Stimson) Truesdell, was b. in Monson, Mass., May 10, 1818. He m., Oct. 10, 1840, Lucy Bliss, dau. of Hezekiah and Keziah (Bliss) Perry, b. Rehoboth, Mass., 1818, and d. War- ren, Mass., Nov. 8, 1861, ae. 43. He m., Feb. 22, 1867, Sarah Elizabeth, dau. Andrew and Maria B. (Perry) Mills. By rea- son of ill health he gave up the profession of medicine and devoted much time to the study of geology and mineralogy. He came from Springfield, Mass., to Bristol in 1876, and, taking a bond for a deed of the Philip S. Drake farm in North Bristol, opened the silver mine there. (See Mines.) He d. Bristol, June 7, 1890, ae. 72-0-27. Mrs. Truesdell returned to her old home in Thompson, Conn., where she now res.
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2. Lucius Everett Elbridge, b. Monson, Mass., Oct. 12, 1841. Since 1880, res. Idaho Springs, Colo. Unm.
3. Eugene Ernest Perry, b. M., Sept. 28, 1845 ; m. 1873, Fannie Page, and res. Belvidere, Ill.
4. Leon Harold, b. Warren, Mass., Apr. 30, 1871. Left Bristol Nov., 1890; m. 1893, Gertrude Boynton, of Boston. He is a sign and carriage painter, 31 Appleton street, W. Somerville, Mass. Children :
a. Louise Maynora, b. 1894. b. Lucius Boynton, b. 1896.
c. Richard Eugene, b. 1902.
5. Gertrude Maynora, b. W., Feb. 12, 1874 ; d. Bristol, July, 1881, ae. 7 5 -.
THE TRUMBULL FAMILY
I. Frank Arthur Trumbull is a son of John C. and Mary Ann (Chellis) Trumbull. He was b. Wilmot, Nov. 16, 1866,
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and m. Hattie Maud, dau. of Guildford and Betsey Flagg Dotan, b. Canada, June 28, 1874. Came from Canaan, Nov., 1896, and is an employee of Dodge-Davis Manufacturing Company.
THE TUKEY FAMILY
I. Israel Tukey was b. in Canada in 1823. He m., about 1846, Mary -; b. Canada, 1826. He was a laborer in Bris- tol many years, and here d. June 27, 1897, ae. 74. She res. Bristol.
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2. Mary, b. Cornish ; m. Joseph Gardner, and res. Franklin Falls.
3. Charles Henry, b. C., Apr. 9, 1850; m. July 3, 1869, Sarah Jane, dau. of John Sanborn, b. Lowell, Mass., Oct. 6, 1853. He learned the saddle and harness business of Judge O. F. Fowler, and since 1873 has conducted this business in Bristol. No children. Democrat, Odd Fel- low, K. of P.
4. Julia, m. George Keniston. Child :
a. Julia Ann, m. (1) William:Atwood, (2) Elwood S. Lougee. (See.) (3) W. S. Ferrin.
5. Joseph, b. Lebanon ; m. Hattie Adams, Winooski, Vt. Two chil- dren.
6. Clara, b. Boscawen ; m. Edmond Page ; res. Franklin Falls.
7. Eliza, b. B. ; m. - Gonye ; res. Franklin Falls. Child :
a. Harry, b. Franklin Falls, July 4, 1888.
8. Almeda, b. Goffstown, Sept. 4, 1863; m. (1) William J. Davis ; (2) Nov. 7, 1885, Philip Brooks. Res. Franklin Falls. Children :
a. Sadie (Davis), b. Franklin Falls, Dec. 14, 1881.
b. Emma (Brooks ), b. Bristol, May 15, 1889.
9. Hattie Belle, b. Bristol, Oct. 28, 1866; m. Ira B. Burpee. (See.)
IO. Frank, b. Sanbornton ; d. Oct. 25, 1879, ae. 18-7 -.
II. Anne Lora, b. 1873; d. Bristol, Dec. 14, 1879, ae. 6.
THE VALLA FAMILY
I. Stephen Valla, son of Joseph and Mary (Brovida) Valla, was b. Saliceto, Province of Cuneo, Italy, June 28, 1877. He came to America in 1890; was two years in trade in Ashland; in Bristol engaged in fruit and confectionery trade from Feb., 1900, till summer, 1903 ; now in Alexandria. He m., Sept. 30, 1902, Florence Lydia, dau. of Ira Aland and Clara Adell (Emery) Gale, b. Bristol, Apr. 14, 1884. No children.
THE VARNEY FAMILY
I. Ira F. Varney, son of Chauncey P. and Mary Etta (Page) Varney, was b. Derby, Vt., July 17, 1845. He m., Jan. 15, 1866, Jane Lorenza, dau. George W. and Nancy (Willoughby ) Hutchins, b. Rumney, May 11, 1847. He is a carpenter and mason ; has been a dresser in woolen-mill 15 years. Built a residence in No. Bristol in 1895.
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2. Albert Ira, b. Rumney, Nov. 12, 1866 ; mi. Jan. 15, 1891, Nellie L., dau. of Hollis B. Hazelton. Is a blacksmith in New Hampton. No children.
3. Henry Chauncey, b. R., Mar. 4, 1870; m. Nov. 2, 1889, Mary Alice, dau. Daniel K. Cummings. (See.) Machinist. Res. in Bristol since 1882; now Franklin. Children :
a. Nellie Alice, b. Bristol, Feb. 20, 1890.
b. Herbert P., b. B., Mar. 12, 1892.
C . Arthur Ira, b. B., Aug. 30, 1893 ; d. Mar. 31, 1894.
d. Harry C., b. B., Apr. 13, 1899.
4. Leon Hudson, b. R., July 16, 1874 ; m. July 27, 1903, Mary Mehita- ble Sawyer, dau. of Enoch Sumner and Cinderella ( Follansbee) Dimond, b. Groton, July 21, 1870. Is a carpenter.
5. Alice May, b. R., July 8, 1876 ; m. Samuel M. Reid, Nov. 24, 1892. Children :
a. Pearl Ira, b. Groton, Apr. 24, 1893 ; d. Aug. 3, 1893.
b. Eva May, b. Bristol, Dec. 8, 1896.
c. Maud Dora, b B., Dec. 15, 1897.
d. Norman Nelson, b. Alexandria, Jan. 22, 1901.
6. Perley Harley, b. R., Mar. 23, 1878 ; d. Bristol, May ( Mar.) 30, 1883, ae. 5-2-7.
THE VEASEY FAMILY
I. Albion Arthur Veasey, son of Lyman F. and Laura (Smith) Veasey, was b. Meredith, Mar. 31, 1861 ; m. Feb. 3, 1897, Mrs. Alma L. Sleeper, dau. of Roswell Blake. (See.) He came to Bristol from Meredith about 1897. Landlord of River- side House, and has a meat market. Republican.
Odd Fellow. No children.
THE VOSE FAMILY
I. John Francis Vose was a son of Francis and Mary A. (Bracket) Vose. He was b. in Bloomfield, Me., Aug. 19, 1832, m. July 4, 1857, Emily Jane, dau. of Jonas R. Haywood (See), b. Oct. 27, 1835, and d. Alexandria, Oct. 10, 1888, ae. 52-11-13. He settled on the Zerah E. Tilton farm in 1859; later, the Abram Dolloff farm in District No. 6; removing to Alexandria about 1864 ; now farmer in Manchester.
CHILDREN
(See.) 2. Nellie Marcia, b. Pembroke, Apr. 27, 1858; m. Alba O. Dolloff.
3. Minnie Emma, b. Bristol, June 10, 1860 ; m. Marcus O. Sleeper. (See.) 4. Hattie Augusta, b. B., May 20, 1862; m. Carl E. Noyes ; res. Franklin Falls. Child :
a. Ervilla Emma, b. Apr. 27, 1886.
5. Frank Reed, b. Alexandria, July 31, 1866; m. Oct. 14, 1890, Lura Augusta, dau. Freeman Hazen, b. North Hero, Vt., Apr. 15, 1864. He is foreman pattern maker Amoskeag Manufacturing company, Manchester. Children :
a. Alfred Hazen, b. May 12, 1892.
b. John Raymond, b. May 11, 1896.
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6. Christie George, b A., Oct. 20, 1872 ; m. Annie Wilson, of Ben- nington. In trade in Tilton. Child :
a. Donald Thomas, b. Bennington, Apr. 15, 1900.
THE WADLEIGH FAMILY
I. Simeon Hayes Wadleigh was a son of Joseph and Molly (Weeks) Wadleigh, b. Tilton, June 2, 1809. He came to Bris- tol when a young man, and m., Apr. 13, 1834, Jane B. Sleeper, dau. of David (See), b. July 30, 1813. They res. on No. Main street ; he was a teamster and laborer, and d. in Bristol. She m. a second time, res. and d. in Canaan.
CHILDREN
2. George Weston, b. Bristol, 1835. A teamster in Boston. Unm.
3. Mary Ellen, b. B., Apr. 9, 1839 ; m. May 13, 1858, Henry K. W. Currier. Res. 75 Elm street, No. Woburn, Mass. Child :
a. Nathaniel, b. Canaan, June 9, 1863.
4. Anna T., d. Sept. 3, 1844, ae. I-4 -.
5. John Hayes, b. B., Jan. 24, 1847; m. June 17, 1868, Mary Lela Stiles, dau. of Orrin A., b. Moretown, Vt., Dec. 18, 1850. Res. Randolph, Vt. Children :
a. Frank Weston, b. Braintree, Vt., Feb. 2, 1869; m. Jan. 23, 1892, Winnie A. Riford. Child : Carroll Riford, b. Apr. 30, 1892.
b. Jane Bartlett, b. B., Feb. 17, 1874.
c. Mabel Ellen, b. Randolph, Vt., Mar. 1, 1876.
THE WEBBER FAMILY
I. John Dudley Webber, son of Zachariah H. and Harriet (Abbott) Webber, was b. Groton, Jan. 5, 1843. He m., Jan. 5, 1866, Harriet Adeline, widow of Oscar F. Washburn, and dau. of John and Susan (Ingalls) Fowler, b. Hill, Feb. 19, 1844. He has been a blacksmith in Bristol since May, 1882. Democrat, Odd Fellow, Free Baptists.
CHILDREN
2. Burtis Milroy, b. Canaan, Nov. 7, 1867; m. June 27, 1894, Clara L., dau. of Thomas Parnell. Printer. Res. in Lynn, Mass., Odd Fellow. Children :
a. Abbott Fowler, b. Lynn, Oct. 9, 1894 ; d.
b. Julian Taylor, b. L., Jan. II, 1898; d.
c. Dudley Parnell, b. L., June 4, 1900.
3. Myrtle Augusta, b. C., Feb. 19, 1873; d. Bristol, Jan. 30, 1883, ae. 9-II-II.
THE WEBSTER FAMILY
I. George Webster, son of Thomas and Mary (Ordway) Webster, was b. Warner, Dec. 26, 1810. He m., 1841 or '42, Caroline Danforth, b. Warner, 18It. Both were deaf mutes. He was a maker of high grade boots and shoes. They came to
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HISTORY OF BRISTOL
Bristol from Bradford, Vt., in November, 1846. She d. Bristol, Apr. 12, 1869, ae. 58, and he soon after returned to Warner ; thence went to Westport, Mass., where he m., Nov., 1870, Lydia S. Macomber, who d. Jan. 6, 1892. He d. Penacook, Apr. 5, 1891, ae. 80-3-9.
CHILDREN
2. Helen Marzette, b. Laconia, June 10, 1843; m. John F. Hastings. (See.)
3 . George Arthur, b. Bristol, 1847 ; d. Jan. 27, 1849, ae. 2 years.
THE WEEKS FAMILY
I. James W. Weeks is a son of George W. and Eliza E. Weeks. He was b. New Hampton, Feb. 23, 1864, and m. May 10, 1897, Addie E., dau. of Madison M., and Addie M. Sanborn, b. Bristol, Apr. 23, 1874. He has been a laborer in Bristol since 1880. No children.
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