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THE WELCH FAMILY
I. William Bradley Welch, son of Thomas and Hannah ( Welch) Welch, was b. Plymouth, Jan. 11, 1834. He m., Mar. 16, 1858, Mary Jane, dau. of Daniel S. and Belinda Cass Gor- don, b. New Hampton, Aug. 3, 1841. He served in the Civil war on the quota of Holderness, in Co. E, 12th Regt., N. H. Vols. He was conspicuous for cool, determined bravery. At Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Front Royal, Swift Creek, Drury's Bluff, and other engagements he escaped un- harmed, but at the terrible slaughter at Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864, when charging the enemy's works, he fell with a severe wound on the side of his head, and while lying insensible and unable to assist himself, he was riddled with balls, no less than six piercing his body. Here he lay for about thirty-six hours, exposed to the hot rays of a June sun, and when he was carried from the field he was considered so near his end that it was useless to dress his wounds. In response, however, to his earnest entreaties, he was placed in an ambulance and car- ried sixteen miles over a rough road to Surgeon H. B. Fowler's headquarters at White House Landing, where his wounds were dressed. After a few months in hospital he returned to duty where he remained till mustered out with his regiment, May 29, 1865. His terrible wounds undermined his health, and he was a great sufferer the balance of his life. He came to Bristol in 1865, and was a workman for some years in the Mason-Perkins paper-mill, but was finally obliged to relinquish work, and d. Oct. 11, 1883, ae. 49-9-0. She m. (2) Dec. 9, 1886, Miles Hodgdon. She d. while on a visit at Paulina, Iowa, Dec. 9, 1902, ae. 61-4-6.
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2. William Smith, b. Ashland, Dec. 9, 1858; m. Fannie Duncan, Maine. No children. Res. Roxbury, Mass.
3: Eddie Gerald, b. A., Sept. 29. 1860 ; d. Bristol, of pneumonia, Apr. 23, 1881. ae. 20-6-24.
4. Florence Isadore, b. New Hampton, Feb. 28, 1865 ; m. Aug. 17, 1880, Clarence Irving Gilpatric, in Bristol. He d. Concord, July 3, 1892. Six children. She m. (2) Jan., 1894, William Henry Haskins, b. Pittsfield. They res. Franklin Falls, Child :
a. Edith Maud, b. May 19, 1895. 5. Cora Belle, b. N. H., Mar. 28, 1874; m. Mar. 28, 1892, Winnifred Walter Gilpatric. She d. Bridgewater, Dec. 23, 1894, ae. 20-8-25. He res. Bridgewater.
I. Benjamin Welch, son of John and Elizabeth (Breck) Welch, was b. in Thornton, Jan., 1827. He m Mercy Eliza- beth, dau. of Marshall H. H. Breck, b. Wentworth, Feb., 1838. He settled in Bristol, 1867 ; laborer ; removed to the New Hamp- ton side of the Pemigewasset, where he was a farmer; there d. Sept., 1889, ae. 62-8 -. She d. New Hampton, July 5, 1888, ae. 50-5 -. Free Baptists.
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2. Henry Augustus, b. Candia, Apr. 8, 1855 ; m. Nov., 1878, Carrie I., dau. of Hiram J. and Isabelle Benton Dicey. He was 15 years team- ster for the Mason-Perkins Paper company. Job teamster. Three times elected road agent. Removed to Brockton, Mass., in 1903. Child :
a. Norman A. (adopted), b. Dec., 1895.
3 . Fred L., b. Rumney ; res. Franklin Falls. Six children.
4. Marshall Eugene, b. R., Aug. 16, 1864; m. Oct. 13, 1885, Cora, dau. of Charles E. and Marguerite (Young) Dixon, b. Streator, Il1., Feb. 15, 1870. For 26 years has been an employee at pulp-mill of Mason- Perkins Paper company. Republican. Children :
a. Josephine Arabell, b. New Hampton, Sept. 23, 1886.
b. Ada Elizabeth, b. Bristol, Mar. 31, 1888.
c. Robert Eugene, b. New Hampton, Jan. 29, 1891.
d. Nellie Marguerite, b. N. H., Nov. 3, 1893.
5. Leston L., b. Bristol ; res. Franklin. Four children.
6. Claribel, b. B., Nov. 25, 1870 ; m. Oct. 25, 1891, Nathaniel Kelley, of South Kingston. He d. Alexandria, June 17, 1899. She res. Bristol.
THE WELLS FAMILIES
I. This history of Chester says "Lieut. Thomas Wells, of Amesbury, Mass., m. Elizabeth, oldest dau. of Capt. Samuel Ingalls, b. 1709." Lieut. Wells is named as an heir in the set- tlement of Capt. Ingalls's estate in 1760. "The name of his [Wells's] wife is Hannah, on record." "He was a man of note." He d. Mar., 1769, and his will, proved May 8, 1769, named as legatees, Sarah Carr, Winthrop, Thomas, Henry, Reuben, Samuel, Ebenezer, Phebe, and Peter. The similarity of these names with the names of "the children of Thomas Wells and
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Hannah his wife," found on the records of New Chester, prove beyond a doubt that the two families were identical.' Lieut. Thomas Wells was one of the proprietors of New Chester, and six of his sons were among the early settlers of the town, hence the recording of the paper referred to. The following are the children of "Thomas Wells and Hannah his wife" as appears from the paper named.
2. Sarah, b. Dec. 2, 1739.
*3. Thomas, b. Jan. 19, 174I.
*4. Henry, b. Mar. 24, 1743.
*5. Reuben, b. Aug. 28, 1746.
6. Samuel, b. Aug. 24, 1749; was a Revolutionary soldier from Chester. Settled in New Chester after the war.
7. Peter, b. July 26, 1752. "He is dead."
8. Ebenezer, b. May 3, 1754 ; m. Sarah, dau. of Cutting Favor (See), b. Dec. 28, 1759; d. May 28, 1843, ae. 83-5-0. He settled in Hill in 1778 or '79, and had at least four children.
9. Phebe, b. Oct. 14, 1757.
IO. Peter, b. Jan. 20, 1762. Was a Revolutionary soldier from New Chester. (See.)
II. Timothy, b. May 10, 1765.
(3) Thomas Wells, son of Thomas, b. Jan. 19, 1741, set- tled on Lot 64, 4th Division, in that part of New Chester now Hill, in 1774. The name of his wife was Ruth. He d. in Hill, July 29, 1831, ae. 90-6-10.
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12. William, b. June 30, 1768. When a young man he made his way with Hugh Murray to Canada through the trackless forests and there settled.
13. Molly, b. Feb. 10, 1770.
14. Hannah, b. Oct. 23, 1772. "Hannah Wells and Thorndike Proc- tor, Salisbury, published Dec. 23, 1797.".
15. Philip, b. May 6, 1777; m. Mary Ingalls, pub. Oct. 5, 1799. He was a farmer in Sanbornton ; d. Nov. 29, 1850, ae. 73-6-23. She d. Hill, Nov., 1832, ae. 50. Seven children.
16. Elizabeth, b. July II, 1780. "Elizabeth Wells and James Mur- ray, m. May 2, 1799."
17. Ruth, b. Apr. 18, 1784; m. Sethus Forbes.
(4) Henry Wells, son of Thomas, b. Mar. 24, 1743, 111. Nov. 24, 1763, Sarah, dau. of Peter Colby, b. Aug. 26, 1744. They settled on Lot 91, First Division, in Hill village, next south of Carr Huse, in 1771. He perished in a snowstorni, Dec. 26, 1776, ae. 33-9-2. She m. (2) Jan 8, 1778, Ephraim Web- ster, and d. Jan. 28, 1820, ae. 75-5-2.
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18. Sarah, b. Aug. 26, 1764.
19. Hannah, b. May 18, 1768.
*20. Peter, b. New Chester, Mar. 24, 1771.
' For additional facts see affidavit p. 179, Vol. I.
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21. Molly, b. N. C., May 3, 1776. The records of New Chester say, "Molly Wells and Aaron Quimby m. June 5, 1794." "Molly Wells and Waite Stevens, pub. Aug. 26, 1794." "Molly Wells and Josiah Evans, of Andover, were pub. Oct. 26, 1801."
(5) Reuben Wells, son of Thomas, b. Aug. 28, 1746, m.
Molly b. July 22, 1749. He settled on Lot 64, Fourth Division, in what is now Hill, south part, in 1774. He d. Apr. 3, 1804, ae. 57-7-5.
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*22. Reuben, b. Apr. 3, 1770.
23. Thomas, b. Aug. 14, 1771 ; m. (I) Betty Bean, pub. Sept. 8, 1794 ;
(2) Judith Colby, Oct., 1796. Eight children.
24. Moses, b. Mar. 23, 1773; m. Sarah Powell, of Hopkinton, pub. Sept. 20, 1796. He d. May 26, 1837, ae. 64-2-3. "Sally, w. of Moses Wells, d. May 19, 1858, ae. 73." Six children.
25. Hannah, b. Jan. 16, 1777 ; m. Ephraim Quimby. (See.)
26. John, b. Dec. 19, 1778. "John Wells and Judith Favor, pub. Sept. 18, 1802."
27. Samuel, b. Sept. 29, 1780; m. Rebecca, dau. Ebenezer Carleton (See), published Jan. 13, 1810. She d. Waterford, Penn., Sept. 1855, ae. 66.
28. Henry, b. Apr. 22, 1783 ; d. June 26, 1800, ae. 17-2-4.
29. Molly, b. Nov. 5, 1784.
30. Ebenezer, b. Feb. 17, 1787.
31. Peter, b. May 17, 1789.
32. Joanna, b. Jan. 24, 1792; m. Samuel Hoyt.
33. Sarah, b. Oct. 27, 1793; d. Aug. 18, 1795, ae. I-9-2I.
(20) Peter Wells, son of Henry, b. Mar. 24, 1771, m. May 13, 1790, Hannah, dau. of Oliver Smith and Deborah (Ingalls) Blake, b. June 30, 1770. After m. they settled in New Hamp- ton and removed to Plymouth in 1805, their farmhouse being on the line between Plymouth and Hebron. About 1830, removed to the farm now owned by H. N. Emmons in Bristol, thence to North Bristol, where he d. Oct. 8, 1841, ae. 70-6-14. She d. Nov. 6, 1850, ae. 80-4-6.
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34. Betsey, b. Jan. 5, 1791; m. Robert Glover, May 21, 1807; was taxed in Plymouth, 1805-'08 ; d. Rumney, Oct. 29, 1864, ae. 73-9-24.
35. Mary, b. Mar. 13, 1793; m. (1) Mar. 12, 1812, Peter Bennett ; (2) Nov. 12, 1829, Ira Webster, of New Hampton ; d. Bristol, Feb. 22, 1867, ae. 73-II-9.
36. Hannah, b. June 30, 1795 ; m. Joseph S. Adams, and d. Bristol, Apr. 14, 1862, ae. 66-9-14. He d. Framingham, Mass., Dec. 12, 1867, ae. 78-8-14.
37. Affa, b. Aug. 21, 1797; m. Feb. 29, 1816, Solomon Hodge, Rum- ney ; m. (2) Jacob Rundlett ; d. Feb. 4, 1843, ae. 45-5-13.
38. Deborah, b. Dec. 4, 1799; m. Mar. 31, 1844, Bartlett Gordon, his second wife ; d. Alexandria, Nov. 18, 1893, ae. 93-11-14.
*39. Henry, b. New Hampton, June 28, 1802.
40. Peter, b. Sept. 29, 1804 ; d. Plymouth, Mar. I, 1825, ae. 20-5-2.
Sally, b. Plymouth, Sept. 24, 1807 ; m. Nov. II, 1834, Asa Drew.
41. (See.) *42. Kiah, b. P., May 24, 1810. 43. Emily, b. P., Feb. 29, 1816; m. Nov. II, 1834, Michael Hoyt. (See.)
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(22) Reuben Wells, son of Reuben, b. Apr. 3, 1770, m. June, 1791, Priscilla Sanborn, and d. Aug. 4, 1808, ae. 38-4-1; she d. Mar. 10, 1807.
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44. Moses, b. Sept. 19, 1792.
45. Reuben, b. Apr. 22, 1795 ; m. Mahala, and d. "Mar. 22, 1819, in the 25 year of his age."-Tombstone. One child.
46. Lucy, b. Nov. 8. 1797; m. Moses Sanborn. (See.)
47. Sanborn, b. Oct. 12, 1801. Lived and d. Londonderry. No chil- dren.
48. Sherburn, b. July 31, 1805.
(39) Henry Wells, son of Peter, b. June 28, 1802, m. Sept. 16, 1824, Lavina, dau. of Benjamin Locke (See), b. June 10, 1812. He was taxed in Plymouth, 1826-'29; removed to the Emmons farm, Bristol, with his father in 1830; to No. Bristol, 1836; in 1848, to Merrimack street, where he d. Apr. 26, 1883, ae. 80-9-28 ; she d. Apr. 1, 1884, ae. 78-9-2. Both were active workers in Methodist church, he a member of the official board. He was a carpenter and builder; served two years as selectman.
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49. Peter, b. Bristol, Dec. 21, 1825; d. Oct. 1, 1844, ae. 18-9-10. (Tombstone says d. Sept. 30. )
*50. Benjamin Locke, b. B., Dec. 26, 1831.
(42) Kiah Wells, son of Peter, b. May 24, 1810, m. May 29, 1832, Hannah, dau. of Benjamin Locke (See), b. June 2, 1812. Farmer and carpenter ; 1840-'44, manager of town farm, and for thirty-six years in the brick house on east side of Lake street, where he d. May 31, 1888, ae. 78-0-7; she d. same place, Apr. 21, 1894, ae. 81-10-1I.
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51. John Winter, b. Bristol, May 11, 1833; m. 1853, Rose H., dau. of Stephen and Harriet (Gilman) Boswell, b. Sept. 6, 1833. She d. Laconia, Sept. 6, 1897, ae. 64-o-o. An employee of glove factory ; re- moved to Laconia about 1885; after death of his wife, removed to Alexan- dria; thence back to Bristol, 1902. Official member of Methodist church ; Republican ; served several years on police force of Bristol and Laconia. Children :
a. Henry C., b. Bristol, Feb. 24, 1856; m. 1884, Irene, dau. of Oliver P. Piper, b. Sanbornton, June 1, 1852. She d. of consumption at Laconia, May 1, 1894, ae. 41-II-O. He m. (2) May 30, 1895, Mrs. F. J. George. Has been a practicing physician in Laconia since 1879. No children.
b. Howard Elgin, b. B., Nov. 24, 1869; m. June 21, 1893, Lillian Winnifred, dau. of Albert and Emily (Gray) Simonds, adopted dau. of William C. Kelley, b. Dec. 15, 1870. He is a farmer in Alexandria Children : (1) dau. b. Jan. 20, 1896; d. two days later. (2) Richard Henry, b. Laconia, May 19, 1897.
52. Charles Wesley, b. B., Sept. 30, 1837; m. July 2, 1856, Sarah Clesby Ferrin, dau. of Philip, b. Concord, July 13, 1835, d. Minonk, Ill., Sept. 29, 1858, ae. 23-2-16. He m. (2) Mar. 2, 1861, Esther Ann, dau. of
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William and Betsey (Hoyt) Burleigh, b. Sanbornton, Mar. 16, 1834; d. Apr. I, 1899, ae. 65-0-15. He res. two years in Illinois, a farmer in San- bornton, till 1899, when he became member of firm of B. L. & A. Wells, carpenters and builders, Bristol, where now res. He m. (3) Bris- tol, Nov. 7, 1900, Mrs. Alice B. Jones, dau. of Jeremiah W. Dennett. Child by adoption :
a. Carrie May, b. Jan. 24, 1867.
53. Amanda Webster, b. B., May 27, 1849; m. Charles S. Flanders. (See.) She res. Bristol.
(48) Sherburn Wells, son of Reuben, b. July 31, 1805, m. Sept. 28, 1828, Martha Washington Chase, b. Hill, Nov. 15, 1802. He located in Bristol as early as 1838; was a custom carder and cloth dresser. Played the bass viol in the Congre- gational choir. He d. Bristol, Nov. 16, 1874, ae. 69-3-15. She d. July 24, 1889, ae. 86-8-9.
CHILDREN
54. Martha Ann, b. Hill, Aug. 10, 1829; m. William G. Gould. (See. ) 55. Fletcher Chase, b. Bristol, July 15, 1831; m. Sept. 3, 1857, Sarah S., dau. of Abraham Drake, b. Meredith, June 12, 1832. He d. June 20, 1872, ae. 40-II-5; she d. Dec. 23, 1872, ae. 40-6-II. He was a carriage painter. Children :
a. Frank Fletcher, b. New Hampton, May 22, 1858. Left Bris- tol Feb. 22, 1873, and is a manufacturer of patent medicines, Chicago, Il1., res. 811 Washburn Ave.
b. Martha Ann, b. Bristol, June 20, 1860; m. George P. Ever- leth. (See.)
(50) Benjamin L. Wells, son of Henry, b. Dec. 26, 1831, m. 1858, Mary B., dau. of David Sleeper, b. New Hampton, d. June 13, 1861, ae. 32. He m. (2) Aug. 12, 1866, Hannah, dau. of Uriah Rollins, b. Andover, Oct. 14, 1841. He is a carpenter and builder, member of firm of B. L. & A. Wells ; Republican and Methodist; succeeded to his father's homestead on Merri- mack street.
CHILDREN
56. Albro, b. Bristol, July 26, 1860; in. Sept. 15, 1885, Harriet Ann, dau. of George A. Robie (See), b. May 12, 1867. Carpenter and builder, firm of B. L. & A. Wells; Republican; is serving his third year as selectman and his ninth year as member of board of education; member official board Methodist church. Res. Beech street. Children :
a. Mary Bernice, b. Bristol, July 17, 1886.
b. Harry Daniel, b. B., Apr. 6, 1888.
c. Sara Elizabeth, b. B., June 21, 1895.
57. Ellen Connor, b. B., Apr. 3, 1869 ; m. Charles A. George. (See.)
I. Daniel Farmer Wells, son of Aaron and Annie (Farmer) Wells, was b. Goffstown, Aug. 5, 1810. He m. Sophronia, a sister of Reuben C. Bean (See), and dau. of Sinclair and Nancy (Quimby) Bean, b. Newport, Aug. 3, 1812, He was a black- smith and machinist. They res. in Bristol in 1837, and he placed
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the machinery in the new woolen-mill at that time. Was for many years in the employ of the Manchester corporation at Man- chester. They again came to Bristol in 1887 and made their home with their dau., Harriet Jane, where she d. Jan. 30, 1888, ae. 75-5-27. He d. same place, Oct. 20, 1897, ae. 87-2-15.
CHILDREN, all born in Goffstown
2. Hattie J., b. June 19, 1837 ; m. Alonzo B. Gale. (See.)
3. George W., b. Nov. 22, 1839.
4. Dorothy Ann, b. Mar. 3, 1841.
5. Sophronia A., b. Apr. 29, 1842.
6. Samuel A., b. Aug. 4, 1844.
7. Charlotte E. C., b. May 25, 1846.
8. Frank F., b. July 12, 1850.
9. Thomas F., b. Oct. 18, 1853.
I. Jerome Giles Wells, son of John and Susan (Giles) Wells, was b. in Sanbornton, Jan. 27, 1859. He is a grandson of John and a great-grandson of Ebenezer, who m. Sarah, a dau. of Cutting Favor. He has res. in Bristol since 1885 ; engineer, unm. Republican. Mason.
I. Frank Bernard Wells, son of George and Olive ( Hutch- inson) Wells, was b. Franklin, Mar. 17, 1880. He m., Sept. 24, 1900, Arecia, dau. of George M. and Amanda (Patten) White, b. Sandown, Dec. 19, 1883. He is a carpenter and woodworker in Bristol.
CHILDREN
2. Jason Horace, b. Bristol, Mar. 26, 1901.
3. Corinne Arecia, b. B., May 13, 1903.
THE WENTWORTH FAMILY
1. Richard Wentworth, the youngest son of Isaac and Abi- gail (Nutter) Wentworth, was b. in Rochester, Jan. 14, 1789. He m., Jan. 3, 1814, Betsey Brodhead, b. Northampton Co., Pa., Apr. 15, 1787, a dau. of Capt. Luke, a Revolutionary sol- dier, and sister of Hon. and Rev. John Brodhead, a distinguished Methodist minister and a member of congress from New Hamp- shire. He settled on the Homans farm west of Bristol Peak, about 1815, and here he res. till 1828 or later, when he removed to Dover, where he d., Feb. 18, 1854, ae. 65-1-4 ; she d. Oct. 17, 1867, ae. 80-6-2. Methodists.
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2. Elizabeth, b. Rochester, Dec. 5, 1814 ; d. in family of her nephew, Rev. John Wentworth Sanborn, at Perry, N. Y., Mar. 9, 1881, ae. 66-3-4 ; unm.
3. Olive Cross, b. Bristol, Oct. 21, 1816 ; m. Apr. 14, 1841, Jeremialı
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Children : Prescott Sanborn, b. Epping, Feb. 19, 1812. He d. Aug. 19, 1893, ae. 81- 6-0. a. Harriet Elizabeth, b. Epping, Sept. 13, 1843; a teacher for 25 years. Res. Newfields. Unm.
6. Sarah Brodhead, b. E., June 22, 1845; d. July, 1877, ae. 32- I-8. Unm.
c. John Wentworth, b. E., Nov. 3, 1848 ; was a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal church ; made a study of Indian races, and at the World's fair was commissioner on this subject, and has written valuable treatises on same. Is m. and has three children.
4. Mehitable, b. B., Apr. 1, 1820 ; d. Bristol, Dec. 16, 1828, ae. 8-8-15.
5. John Brodhead, b. B , Aug. 29, 1823; m. Aug. 21, 1851, Clara Mathes, dau. of Stephen Drew, M.D., of Milton. She d. May 2, 1890. He d. in August, 1893, ae. 70. He was a distinguished divine of the Metho- dist Episcopal church. (See Chapter on Literature, Vol. I.) Children :
a. Abby Jane, b. Milton, July 3, 1852; d. Sept. 12, 1853, ae. I-2-9.
b. Lillie Brodhead, b. Perry, N. Y., July 13, 1854.
c. Harriet Olivia, b. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 15, 1855; d. Apr. 30, 1869, ae. 13-4-15.
d. Clara Holloway, b. Williamsville, N. Y., Sept. 12, 1857.
e. Stephenia Drew, b. Perry, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1859.
f. Richard Brodhead, b. P., Dec. 22, 1860.
g. David Watson, b. Rockport, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1862 ; d. Nov. II, I863.
h. John Burleigh, b. Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 2, 1864.
i. Julia DuBois, b. Medina, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1867; d. July 20, 1868.
6. Harriet Newell, b. B., Apr. 14, 1828; m. Nov., 1867, Moses Pettin- gill, Jr., Newburyport, Mass., where they res. and where she d. Sept. 29, 1888, ae. 60-5-15. No children.
7. Hiram Romain, b. Dover, May 16, 1830 ; d. about 1885, unm.
THE WEYMOUTH FAMILY
I. Daniel B. Weymouth was b. in Andover, Aug. 25, 1848. He m., Aug. 20, 1882, Ida Adelaide, dau. of William H. and Sarah J. (Tucker) Edmunds, b. Andover, June 19, 1854. His grandfather was Daniel Weymouth, a farmer in Gil- manton, who removed to Andover late in life. His father is Dr. Henry A. Weymouth, b. Gilmanton, Oct. 14, 1820, m. Louise Young, b. Nov. 23, 1819. He has been a physician of large practice in Andover, since 1843, and is extensively and favora- bly known. With one exception he has been moderator at every town meeting in Andover since 1850. Daniel B. Wey- mouth commenced life as a bookkeeper for the Sturtevant Manu- facturing company, in Lebanon, which position he held for ten years ; he was ten years in trade in Andover, seven years of which time he was town treasurer, and seven years in trade in Pena- cook, till Jan. 1, 1896, when he came to Bristol, and has since been in trade in the old brick store. (See Mercantile Indus- tries, Vol. I.) Mr. Weymouth is a Democrat, Mason, and a Unitarian. Mrs. Weymouth was a school teacher before her marriage. She has served six years as a member of the board of
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education, and three years as superintendent of schools of Union District.
THE WHEET FAMILIES
I. Dr. John Carlos Wheet, son of Joshua Reed and Huldah (Kidder) Wheet, was b. No. Groton, Feb. 15, 1840, and m. July 26, 1866, Ellen Elizabeth, dau. of Luther and Lucy (Tenney) Hardy, b. No. Groton, July 1, 1845. He was a practicing physi- cian in Bristol (See Physicians), 1883, till he d. July 11, 1897, as the result of a carriage accident, ae. 57-4-26. She res. Bris- tol.
CHILDREN
2 .. Edward Eugene, b. Pembroke, May 5, 1868; m. May 21, 1890, Dora Mena, dau. of Frederick W. Prescott (See), b. Mar. 10, 1869. He was a registered pharmacist; in Fowler's drug store as clerk and partner. She d. Mar. 16, 1901, ae. 32-06; he d. Apr. I, 1901, ae. 32-10-26. Child : u. Geneva Alice, b. Bristol, Oct. 21, 1892.
3. Nettie Ellen, b. Groton, July 1, 1872 ; m. Raymond Cavis. (See.)
4. Von Carl, b. G., July 16, 1879; m. Oct. 8, 1902, at Littleton, Lyle Eaton, dau. of Stephen.
5. Alice Clara, b. G., Apr. 17, 1883 ; d. Oct. 26, 1884, ae. 1-6-9.
I. Dr. Fred Eugene Wheet, son of Josiah and Hannah Wood (Southwick) Wheet, was b. North Andover, Mass., Nov. II, 1867. He m., Oct. 27, 1892, Hattie Pheobe, dau. of George Kempton and Phoebe (Sisson) James, b. Meredith, April 15, 1871. He practiced medicine in Bristol from May, 1892, till Aug., 1893, since in Stevens Point, Wis., and Rumford Falls, Me. (See Physicians.)
CHILDREN
2. Frances, b. Stevens Point, Wis., Oct. 16, 1893.
3. Mildred Gertrude, b. S. P., Dec. 28, 1895.
4. Dorothy Kempton, b. Rumford Falls, Me., Nov. 14, 1900.
THE WHIPPLE FAMILIES
I. Alexander H. Whipple was a taxpayer in Bristol, 1834-'50. He res. in a house that stood on the bank opposite the tollgate house' on Central street ; later where Charles P. George now res., Merrimack street. He was a house carpenter.
CHILDREN
2. George W., b. Andover, 1830. Served as second lieutenant Co. F, Ist Regt., N. H. Vols., and as corporal Co. E, 31st Me. Vol. Infty., on the quota of Sherman, Me. He was killed at Danville, Va., June 3, 1864.
3. John P., b. A., 1833. Enlisted from Nashua in Ist Regt., N. H. Vols., in Civil war. Sergt. of Co. C, 9th Regt., N. H. Vols. Was wounded at Poplar Springs Church, Sept. 30, 1864. Mustered out June
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10, 1865, and res. after the war at Biddeford, Me .; removed to Sherman, Aroostook Co., Me.
' 4. Carrie, was a painter and musician ; d. Rockland, Me.
I. Henry Chandler Whipple, son of David C. and Clem- entine (Chandler) Whipple, was b. Hanover, June 25, 1846, and m. June 2, 1875, Lilla Josephine, dau. of Abel P. and Har- riet (Jones) Plummer, b. Canaan, Aug. 1, 1852. Mr. Whipple first engaged in manufacturing in Enfield in 1873. In 1884, he came to Bristol as a member of the firm of Dodge, Davis & Co., manufacturers of Shaker flannels, and was assistant superinten- dent. The company was incorporated in Oct., 1887, as the Dodge-Davis Manufacturing company, Mr. Whipple becoming treasurer and resident manager, and since the death of John W. Dodge in Feb., 1897, Mr. Whipple has been president and treas- urer of the company. Since 1890, he has served as trustee of the Bristol Savings bank ; and as president of the First National Bank of Bristol since its organization in 1898, and is a trustee of the Minot-Sleeper library. Has res. on Lake street, but has a residence on Summer street now (January, 1904) nearing com- pletion. A Knight Templar Mason.
CHILDREN
2. Harry Dodge, b. Enfield, May 30, 1876 ; d. Bristol, Mar. 13, 1893, ae. 16-9-13.
3. Fay, b. E., June 22, 1880; m. Sept. 17, 1903, Grace Mae Louise Barrett. (See Williams family.)
1. Anna Clementine, b. E., Apr. 21, 1884; d. Bristol, Sept. 2, 1887, ae. 3-4-II.
5. Inez Margaret, b. Bristol, July 20, 1886.
6. Ashley Plummer, b. B., Apr. 16, 1891.
THE WHITCOMB FAMILY
I. Joseph Greeley Whitcomb is the son of Daniel and Mehitable (Cowan) Whitcomb. He was b. Francestown, June 26, 1827, and m. Dec. 17, 1854, Ervilla H., dau. Enoch and Polly (Jones) Heath, b. Springfield, Dec. 11, 1829. He res. Grafton ; Bristol, 1876-'84 ; since at Potter Place. Is a Repub- lican, justice of the peace, and pension agent.
CHILDREN
2. Grace Ervilla, b. Canaan, Dec. 6, 1856. .
3. Mary Frank, b. Grafton; m. George H. Emerson ; res. Wilmot.
4. Fred David, b. G., June 7, 1870; killed on railroad, Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 3, 1889, ae. 19-5-26.
THE WHITE FAMILY
I. Warren White, a son of Stephen and (Hud- son) White, was b. Dana, Mass., May 3, 1803. He m. Sept. 14, 1828, Abigail S., dau. Dea. Samuel Danforth (See), b. Nov.
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HISTORY OF BRISTOL
12, 18II. When a young man, he made two fishing trips to the coast of Labrador. At 19 years of age, he commenced to learn the tanner's trade at Cooperstown, N. Y., and later carried on this business at Dana, Mass., at Greenwich, Mass., and at Halifax, Vt. He came to Bristol from Halifax in 1837, having purchased the tannery on Central street of Hon. Nathaniel S. Berry. He continued the business till his death, a period of 38 years, and for 16 years operated a tannery at Woodstock, in company with Richard S. Danforth, and for a time one on Lake street in company with Gustavus Bartlett. (See Manufacturing Industries.) He was also interested in the manufacture of shoes at Bristol, and at Ashland in connection with John H. Thompson. He was also a farmer and dealer in cattle. He was a shrewd business man and a good financier. Probably no other man has done more for the material prosperity of the town than Mr. White. He accumulated a fine property, and was at one time the largest individual taxpayer in town. He built White's block in Central square, and built and occupied the White mansion on Spring street. He was a Calvanist Bap- tist and a Republican, and twice represented Bristol in the legis- lature. He d. May 12, 1874, ae. 71-0-9 ; she d. June 8, 1885, ae. 73-6-26.
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