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THE BERRY FAMILIES
I. Hon. Nathaniel Springer Berry was b. in Bath, Me., Sept. 1, 1796. His father was Abner, son of Capt. John, who served in the Revolutionary war; one of three brothers who came from Scotland and settled in Bath, Me. His mother was Betsey, dau. of Capt. Nathaniel Springer, who commanded a company of artillery in the Revolutionary war and was killed in action. His father was a ship builder at Bath, Me., and was killed by the careening of a vessel on which he was at work, when Nathaniel was about six years of age. Nathaniel was one of four children. Mrs. Berry m. (2) in 1808, Benjamin Morse, a ship joiner, who went to Bath, Me., from Lisbon, N. H., and they removed to Lisbon, in March, 1810, where Nathaniel remained a few months and then went to Bath, N. H., and became an apprentice of a Mr. Morrison to learn the saddle and harness maker's trade. This situation soon failed him and he became the apprentice of Eben Carlton, to learn the tanner's trade. He was now 16 years of age, and he bound himself to work during his minority for $40 a year and his board. He was to find his own clothes, but to have six months of schooling each year during this time. This contract was carried out by both parties. He worked as a journeyman two years after learn- ing his trade, and in March, 1818, when 22 years of age, he came to Bristol and worked one year for Robert Brown for $200 and then worked at his trade one year at Littleton. In 1820. he bought the tannery on Central St., Bristol, for $800, paying $300 down and giving his note for the remainder. His purchase included not only the tan yard but a large tract of land embrac- ing nearly the whole of Spring street, and including the resi- dence recently occupied by Clarence N. Merrill and removed by him to make way for a new one. In this residence he commenced to keep house, his sister, later Mrs. Teresha Ladd, being his housekeeper. Jan. 26, 1821, he m. Ruth, dau. James and Ruth Smith, b. Bath, Jan. 1, 1800. In March, 1823, both Mr. Berry and his wife professed religion and in September fol- lowing united with the Methodist church in full membership. During all his long life he was a liberal supporter and active worker in the church of his choice, and noted for his devoted piety and humble spirit. He was a delegate to the Methodist General Conference in 1872.
Mr. Berry continued business at his tannery in Bristol till
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1836, when he sold to Warren White and removed to Hebron in 1840. (See Manufacturing Industries.) At Hebron he con- tinued in the tanning business with his son and was twice burned out. The last fire occurred in 1857, and he did not rebuild, or engage in active business thereafter.
Politically Mr. Berry was highly honored. He represented Bristol in the legislature of 1828, 1833, 1834, and 1837, and Hebron in 1854. He was elected senator from the IIth district in 1835 and 1836. He was a delegate to the Democratic National convention at Baltimore in 1840, which nominated Martin Van Buren for president. He was appointed associate justice for the court of common pleas in 1841, and served nine years. He served five years as judge of probate for Grafton county, ending June 5, 1861, when he was inaugurated governor. He served as lieutenant, captain, and lieutenant-colonel of the old 34th regiment of militia. He was for 23 years justice of the peace and quorum in New Hampshire, and five years in Massachusetts.
He acted with the Democratic party till the convention at Baltimore, when the action of the convention on the subject of slavery caused him to break his party ties, and he became one of the organizers of the Freesoil party. At the first state con- vention of this party, in October, 1845, Mr. Berry was nominated for governor. The Liberty party also nominated him, and at the election in March following, he received enough votes to prevent a choice by the people, and he was nominated at the four succeeding conventions of his party. At the Republi- can convention in January, 1861, he was nominated for gov- ernor, and in March was elected by a majority of 3,000. He was re-elected in March, 1862. During his term of office as governor, he enlisted, armed, clothed and equipped 15 regi- ments of troops, and issued over 700 commissions. In the spring of 1862, Gov. Berry was one of 22 Northern governors who held a consultation at Altoona, on the state of the Union. At this conference an address was prepared to the president and taken to Washington, and Gov. Berry was selected to present it, which he did in a characteristic way, asking if they, as gov- ernors, were doing all that they could do to further the Union cause.
He was noted for the same scrupulous honesty in public affairs as in his private business. When the state voted $1,000,- 000 for war expenses, he was urged by influential men to place the bonds with them at a discount of five per cent. This he refused to do, and, finally, with the aid of John E. Lyon, he sold the whole at par, thereby saving a large sum and preserving the credit of the state. In an address before the state Prohibi- tion convention, June 19, 1888, he stated he had never asked a man to vote for him, nor written a letter to secure the influence of any man in his behalf.
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His wife d. July 26, 1857, ae. 57-7-0, and he m. January, 1860, Mrs. Louise Farley, of Andover, Mass. In April, 1864, he removed to Andover, and in 1872, to Worcester, Mass., where his second wife d., Apr. 6, 1878. He then spent six years with his daughter, in Milwaukee, Wis., but the last twelve years of his life he passed in the family of his son in Bristol, where he d. Apr. 27, 1894, ae. 97-7-26.
His last years were sunny and happy and exceptionally free from the infirmities of old age ; his mind clear and active to the last. On Tuesday, Apr. 17, while taking a walk, he con- tracted a cold which settled on his lungs, and he gradually failed till the end came.
The funeral services were held at the Methodist church Monday afternoon, Apr. 30, and were attended by a large con- course of people. The services opened with prayer by Rev. J. M. Durrell, Scriptures were read by Presiding Elder J. E. Robins. Rev. J. D. LeGro, pastor of the church, gave a review of his life as a Christian man; Presiding Elder S. C. Keeler spoke of him as a public man ; Rev. J. W. Merrill, D.D., read an original poem, and Rev. J. M. Durrell gave a summary of his life. Among those present were Gov. John B. Smith, ex-Govs. Frederick Smythe, P. C. Cheney, and Hiram A. Tuttle, and many other public men. Nelson Post, G. A. R., and Train Rifles did escort duty. The remains were laid to rest in the Pleasant Street cemetery.
CHILDREN
*2. William Augustus, b. Bristol, Oct. 23, 1824.
3. Emeline Smith, b. B., June 17, 1823 ; m. in June, 1852, Charles E. Morse, of Indiana, formerly of Lisbon. They removed to Fort Wayne, Ind., where Mr. Morse was road master of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad five years, then moved to Milwaukee, where he held same position on Northern Division of Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad till his death, which occurred in June, 1876, at Horricon, Wis. She d. Milwaukee, Wis., Apr. 23, 1888, ae. 64-10-0.
(2) William A. Berry, b. Oct. 23, 1824, m. in Hebron, Oct. 7, 1851, Laura Ann, dau. of Varnum and Elizabeth (Love- joy) Pratt, b. Hebron, Oct. 22, 1831. She is the great-grand- daughter of Thomas Pratt, a captain in the Revolutionary war. Mr. Berry was a manufacturer of leather in Hebron with his father till 1858, when he returned to Bristol and engaged in the manufacture of buckskin gloves and mittens with J. C. Draper. This continued for 10 years. He was later in the same business nine years with Milton A. Kent of Boston. He was a manufac- turer of pulp from 1881 to 1891 with David Mason, and suc- ceeded Wm. T. Taylor in the manufacture of picker-sticks. He represented Hebron in the legislatures of 1855, '57, and '58. In Bristol has served 17 years as moderator of the annual town meeting, and seven years as selectman ; has been a director of
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the Bristol Savings bank from its organization, and a member of its committee on investments. He was assistant assessor of internal revenue from 1862-'72, and has been justice of the peace and quorum since 1858, sitting as justice at many hear- ings, and has been administrator of many estates. He has been an official member of the Methodist Episcopal church since 1853. Republican, Mason, and Odd Fellow. Now retired from business, residing on South Main street.
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4. Emma Pratt, b. Bristol, June 17, 1866; pursued studies at Tilton Seminary ; has been librarian of Minot-Sleeper library eleven years.
I. Samuel Berry was b. in Strafford, June 10, 1810, and d. in Watertown, Mass., Oct, 10, 1874, ae. 64-4-0. He m. Oct. 11, 1836, Mahala Huckins, b. New Hampton, Feb. 23, 1809, and d. Bristol, Apr. 29, 1871, ae. 62-2-6. He was a shoe- maker and came to Bristol, about 1835, and res. here till 1871, when he went to Watertown, Mass. Methodist.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
2. Sarah Ann, b. Aug. 18, 1837 ; d. Dec. 20, 1856, ae. 19-4-2.
3. Ellen Frances, b. Jan. 1, 1840; m., 1865, Charles Henry, son of Francis Kimball, b. Exeter, 1840. Children :
a. Frank Wesley, b. Brighton, Mass., 1868; m., 1889, Mary Etta Wyman, Boothbay, Me. Res. Natick, Mass.
b. George Arthur, b. Watertown, Mass., 1871; d. Watertown, 1890.
4. Charles Wesley, b. Sept. 30, 1842 ; m. Mar. 18, 1868, Mary Abby, dau. Luther and Mary ( Eaton ) Gleason, b. Wayland, Mass., July 1, 1838. He removed to Watertown, Mass., 1861, and was in trade there some years. In 1891, went to Holliston, Mass., where he now res. (See Roll of Honor.) Children :
a. Guy Staples, b. Watertown, Mass., Sept. 4, 1869; d. Aug. 9, 1870.
6. Florence Emeline, b. W., May 23, 1872.
c. Adelaide Brevard, b. W., Apr. 28, 1876.
5. Mary Emily, b. Sept. 23, 1844 ; d. Nov. 15, 1856, ae. 12-1-22.
6. George Henry, b. May 5, 1847 ; d. Jan. 5, 1898, Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., ae. 50-7-0. (See Roll of Honor. )
I. Freeman Enoch Berry, son of Levi and Abigail (Page) Berry, was b. ,Oct. 7, 1831, in Alexandria. Oct. 26, 1854, he m. Betsey Aiken, dau. of Reuben and Irena G. (Healey) Locke, b. Alexandria, Mar. 28, 1836. Freeman E. Berry res. on a farm in Alexandria till 1890, when he came to Bristol, making his home in the old Fisk block, where he d. Jan. 3, 1902, ae. 70-3-26. His widow res. Bristol. Free Baptist.
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2. Martha Etta, b. Alexandria, May 24, 1856, m. Rev. Frank E. Briggs. (See.)
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I. John Page Berry, son of Levi and Abigail (Page) Berry, was b. in Alexandria, Aug. 20, 1833. He m. in 1861, Rosetta, dau. of Isaac P. and Nancy (Page) Greenleaf, b. in Groton, in 1834, and d. in Alexandria, Aug. 18, 1880, ae. 46 years. He m., Nov. 2, 1882, Emma R., dau. of John W. Atwood (See.), b. Apr. 15, 1858, in Alexandria. He was a farmer and lumber dealer in Alexandria for 25 years ; came to Bristol in Feb., 1899, and here d. Oct. 12, 1901, ae. 68-1-22. She res. Bristol.
CHILDREN, by first wife
2. Ardella Angeline, b. Alexandria, Apr. 20, 1862; res. Boston ; unm. 3. Oscar Everett, b. A., July 3, 1865; m. Florence J. Allen ; dry goods merchant in Boston ; res. Brighton, Mass. No children.
4. Alma Lunette, b. A., May 7, 1872; m. Lester M. Slocum. He d .; she res. Boston. No children.
THE BICKFORD FAMILY
I. Elbridge Sherman Bickford, son of Joseph A. and Mary E. (Dow) Bickford, was b. Dorchester, Aug. 6, 1867. He m. Sept. 2, 1895, Mabel N., dau. of William A. Rice. (See.) She studied painting at the New England Conservatory, Boston, and is an oil painter of local note. He is an employee of Dodge- Davis Manufacturing Co. Methodist, Odd Fellow, Republican. No children.
THE BINGHAM FAMILY
I. Allen Wardner Bingham, son of Theron and Almeda (Guillow) Bingham, was b. Lempster, Feb. 28, 1825. He m. Apr. 18, 1849, Elvira F., dau. of Moses and Hannah (True) Thompson, b. Newport, Dec. 19, 1826. He was a currier in Newport, Portville, N. Y., Lebanon, Sunapee, and came to Bristol in 1866, where he worked at his trade for a while and then became a dealer in stoves and tinware till 1880, when he went to Manchester, Mass., thence to Newport, where he remained 19 years and then returned to Bristol, where he now resides. Republican, Free Mason, Congregationalist. Was five years town clerk of Bristol.
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2. Edward Allen, b. Newport, Jan. 26, 1850, served three years in U. S. Navy ; m. Belle Underhill, and res. in Cambridge, Mass. Is salesman for steam heating apparatus. Has six children.
*3. Fred Walter, b. Newport, July 7, 1852.
*4. Frank Wallace, b. N., July 7, 1852.
5. Hattie Jane, b. Portville, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1860 ; d. Nov. 29, 1882, of consumption, ae. 22-10-12.
FRANK W. BINGHAM
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6. Violetta Maud, b. Lebanon, Oct. 2, 1864 ; d. of consumption, Nov. 17, 1887, ae. 23-1-15.
7. Mary Elvira, b. Bristol, May 25, 1868 ; d. Nov. 8, 1888, of con- sumption, ae. 20-5-13.
(3) Fred W., b. July 7, 1852, m. Sept. 1, 1874, Lizzie E., dau. Oscar F. Morse. (See.) Was a dealer for some years in stoves and tinware ; in the livery business, grain business, now agent American Express company. Republican, Mason.
CHILDREN
8. Myrtie Morse, b. Nov. 29, 1875.
9. Fred Walter, b. Sept. 27, 1877 ; is a clerk in counting-room of the Dodge-Davis Manufacturing Company. Republican, Mason.
IO. Oscar Allen, b. Dec. 23, 1880 ; is a clerk in employ of Boston & Maine railroad, Boston.
II. Harriet May, b. Feb. 7, 1882; was graduated June, 1903, from Concord High school.
(4) Frank W., b. July 7, 1852, m. May 6, 1879, Aldonna, dau. William C. Lovejoy. (See.) She is a teacher of the piano. He has been in trade as a harness maker since January, 1878. Republican.
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12. Lucile, b. Bristol, Sept. 15, 1884 ; d. Jan. 20, 1890, ae. 5-4-5.
THE BISHOP FAMILY
I. Dr. James Monroe Bishop was the son of John and Abigail (Parker) Bishop. He was b. in Hanover, May 14, 1821. Nov. II, 1852, 'he m. Margaret Ayer, dau. of Samuel B. and Betsey (Philbrick) Locke, b. Concord, Aug. 13, 1832. He was a prac- ticing physician in Bristol 43 years. (See Physicians.) He d. in Stamford, Conn., June 16, 1891, while on the train en route to attend the International Medical Association at Atlantic City, N. J., ae. 70-1-2.
CHILDREN
2. Mary Abbie, b. Bristol, Aug. 11, 1854 ; graduated classical depart- ment of Tilton Seminary, 1877; was a teacher in the graded schools of Bristol one year. (See.) Graduated New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, 1892, and has taught instrumental music at Bristol and at Lynn, Mass., where she now res.
3. Daniel Locke, b. B., May 15, 1856; d. Aug. 26, 1856.
4. Lizzie Belle, b. B., Aug. 27, 1857 ; graduated from Chelsea, Mass., High school in 1877; and from classical department Tilton Seminary, 1878. She was a teacher four years in the Bristol graded school and one year in the Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pa. She m. Aug. 23, 1893, Edwin H. Johnson, Lynn, Mass., who d. Mar. 22, 1894. She res. Lynn.
5. Channing, b. B., July 26, 1864 ; m. May 15, 1893, Lena B., dau. Richard W. and Nancy Jane (Emery ) Cragin, b. Dec. 24. 1866. She pursued the classical course of Tilton Seminary, class of 1884. He has been a practicing physician in Bristol since 1889. (See Physicians.)
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THE BLACKSTONE FAMILY
I. Benjamin Edward Blackstone, son of Daniel, was b. St. Albans, Vt., May 23, 1829. Oct. 30, 1852, he m. Nancy Jane, dau. Joseph Kidder. (See.) She d. Bristol, Nov. 27, 1893, ae. 58-6-20. He m. (2) Susan, dau. of Stephen Brock. For some years he carried on the old saw-mill on south side of New- found river in Bristol village. Served in the 12th Regt. in Civil war on quota of Sanbornton ; discharged after three months' service. He is now a farmer.
CHILDREN
*2. Orren Edward, b. Manchester, Aug. 27, 1853.
3. Henry Joshua, b. Bristol, Mar. 30, 1855 ; d. Dec. 19, 1856, ae.
I-8-19. 4. Charles Henry, b. B., Dec. 24, 1856; d. of consumption, July I, 1894, Everett, Mass. Unm.
5. Emily Jane, b. B., Apr. 15, 1860; m. June 2, 1897, Herbert Dexter Rice, son of James B. and Sarah (Weeden) Rice, b. Jan. 6, 1850. No children. Res. Melrose, Mass.
6. Irvin Kidder, b. B., Mar. 18, 1863. Unm. Res. Manchester.
7. Anna Mabel, b. B., June 29, 1867 ; m. June 1, 1890, Bruce Vali- quet, son of Thomas, b. Chicago, Apr. 16, 1864. Res. 19 Everett St., Melrose, Mass. No children.
8. Della Vera, b. B., Jan. 8, 1871 ; m. Henry E. Holbrook, Jan. I, 1891. Res. Stoughton, Mass.
(2) Orren E. Blackstone, b. Aug. 27, 1853, m. Nov. I, 1887, Wilhelmine, dau. John and Louisa (Bradlau) Shroedter, b. Bagniten, Germany, Mar. 31, 1864. They res. 48 Eighth street, Norwich, Conn.
CHILDREN
9. Henry Edward, b. Aug. 8, 1888.
IO. Hedwig Louisa, b. Apr. 3, 1890.
II. Helen Emily, b. June 20, 1901.
THE BLAISDELL FAMILY
I. John C. Blaisdell was the son of Elijah and Mary (Fogg) Blaisdell and the grandson of Hon. Daniel Blaisdell. Daniel Blaisdell was a native and a resident of Canaan. He was a member of the governor's council five years from 1803, and represented New Hampshire in Congress two years from 1809. Elijah was a prominent lawyer. He resided and d. in Leba- non. John C. Blaisdell was b. in Pittsfield, May 13, 1805. He m. Jan. 15, 1829, Ruth S., dau. Dr. Sethus B. and Ruth (Wells) Forbes, b. Hill, Oct. 6, 1808. They came to Bristol in 1848, and resided where the bank block now stands. There Mrs. Blaisdell opened the first millinery store in town. Mr. Blais- dell was a farmer and served two terms as commissioner of Grafton county. They removed to Laconia in 1862, where he was internal revenue collector from July, 1863, till September,
HON. JOHN C. BLAISDELL,
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1865. In 1866, they removed to Vineland, N. J., where he d. Mar. 1, 1893, after 64 years of wedded life, ae. 87-9-18. He was a Republican in politics, and was a Mason for 65 years. Mrs. Blaisdell was a great sufferer for more than 30 years as the result of a railroad accident. She d. at the home of her son, in Camden, N. J., May 14, 1896, ae. 87-7-8.
CHILDREN
2. Arlond, b. Mar. 20, 1831 ; d. Jan. 21, 1833.
*3. Arlond Henry, b. Feb. 13, 1836.
*4. Elijah Galond, b. Hill, May 4, 1847.
(3) Arlond H. Blaisdell, b. Feb. 13, 1836, m. (1) Mary Pattee, of Bristol ; (2) Belle Cooper. He opened the first machine shop in town on Water street in 1859. He removed to Vineland, N. J., 1872, where he now has the largest machine shop in New Jersey.
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5. Ida May, b. Bristol, Oct. 23, 1858 ; m. May 5, 1879, Charles S.
Brown. They res. Vineland. Child : a. Alice Virginia, b. 1880.
(4) E. Galond Blaisdell, b. May 4, 1847, m. May 24, 1875, Julie E., daughter of Elisha C. and Ellen P. Fellows, b. Jan. 21, 1847. He was graduated from Dartmouth college 1868 ; editor Vineland Weekly for several years; went to Cam- den, N. J., in 1879, and entered the employment of the West Jersey railroad. Is now special claim agent West Jersey & Seashore railroad, and Pennsylvania railroad, at Camden.
CHILDREN
6. Viola Margaret, b. Vineland, Apr. 4, 1876; student Bryn Mawr college, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
7. Clara Elizabeth, b. V., Feb. 10, 1879 ; d. Oct. 20, 1883, ae. 4-8-10.
THE BLAKE FAMILY
I. Paine Blake m. Polly Leach in Hampton and settled in
Sanbornton, where she d. Feb. 11, 1795. He removed to Maine and there d. They had eight children of whom the 6th was
2. Greenleaf. He m. July 17, 1808, Charlotte, dau. of Dr. Timothy Kelly. (See.) He was a farmer in Hill, where he d. Sept. 17, 1869, ae. 61-2-0 ; she d. Hill, Aug. 20, 1879, ae. 94-9-21.
CHILDREN
3. Horatio Kelly, b. Sept. 3, 1808; m. (1) Jane T., who d. Hill, May 16, 1837, ae. 26-8-26. He m. (2)
*4. Albert was b. Aug. 19, 1810, in Canada, while his parents were there temporarily.
5. Tirzah, b. Apr. 8, 1812 ; res. with her brother, Curtis N., in Hill.
6. Sarah L., b. Jan. 29, 1814; m. Stephen A. Oakley. (See.)
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7. Rosilla S., b. May 5, 1818; m. (1) - Godding; (2) - Snow, Pomfret, Vt.
8. Curtis C., b. Oct. 10, 1820 ; d. young.
9. Curtis N., b. Feb. II, 1826; m. Jane S. Piper, dau. Nathaniel, Apr. 20, 1865. He d. July 20, 1893, ae. 67-5-9. Children :
a. Bertie Lancelet, b. Feb. 3, 1870.
b. Clyde A., b. Dec. 17, 1876.
IO. Gilman K., Jan. 18, 1828 ; d. Jan. 19, 1853. Unm.
(4) Albert Blake, b. Aug. 19, 1810, m. Adaline Sylvia, dau. Jonathan and Sylvia Smith, b. Oct. 11, 1811, and d. Bris- tol, Dec. 19, 1879, ae. 68-2-8. He was a trader in Hill and at one time (1855) made friction matches there. He came to Bris- tol, 1868, and was a large owner of real estate. He d. Bristol, June 17, 1892, ae. 81-9-28. Republican.
CHILDREN
*II. Roswell, b. Hill, Mar. 14, 1838.
I2. Clinton, b. H., Aug. 2, 1839 ; m. Josephine L. Wadleigh, dau. of Jonathan T. and Betsey (Thomas) Wadleigh, of Sanbornton. She d. in Franklin, and he m. (2) Hattie Call. He was in trade for some years in Bristol, and was postmaster at Franklin four years, where he now res. ; speculator. Republican.
*13. Albert, b. H., June 13, 1845.
(II) Roswell Blake, b. Mar. 14, 1838, m., Apr. 28, 1863, Sarah Emery Dickinson, dau. of Amos. (See.) He was a farmer and speculator. Came to Bristol in 1863 and here d. Dec. 14, 1894, ae. 56-9 -. She res. Bristol, South Main street.
CHILDREN
14. Alma L., b. Bristol, May 28, 1864; m. (1) Oscar F. Sleeper. ( See.) she m. (2) Albion A. Veasey. (See.)
15. Edward Arthur, b. B., Oct. 21, 1866. Was a clerk in grocery store of Alexander & Davis II years ; now letter carrier on Free Rural Delivery Route No. I.
16. Amos Albert, b. B., Oct. 23, 1868 ; has been a salesman in cloth- ing and shoe store of C. H. Dickinson since 1890. He m. Feb. 4, 1903, Sarah A., dau. of James Fitzpatrick. (See.)
17. Lawrence, b. B., Feb. 22, 1883.
(13) Albert Blake, b. June 13, 1845, m. Apr. 23, 1873, Louise Angelina, dau. Daniel S. Mason. (See.) He was post- master in Bristol seven years ; for 18 years has been railway postal clerk. Res. Pleasant street, Bristol.
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18. Edith Mason, b. Bristol, Apr. 10, 1878; m. May 2, 1901, George Ernest Tyler, b. Weston, Mass., Dec. 12, 1876, son of Sidney and Sarah * ( Hanscomb) Tyler. He is a railway postal clerk.
THE BLODGETT FAMILIES
I. Rev. Ebenezer Blodgett was b. in Plymouth, Feb. 9, 1777, and d. in Bristol, Sept. 28, 1854. He was the son of Dea.
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James Blodgett, an officer in the French and Indian wars, who settled in Plymouth in 1764, being one of the first settlers in that town. He m. (1) Nancy A. Penniman, of Moultonboro', who d. in Bristol, Feb. 16, 1826, ae. 45 years. He m. (2) Apr. 3, 1830, Lydia E. Barnard, of Warner, b. Feb. 5, 1787 ; d. in Bristol, Sept. 29, 1856, ae. 69-7-24. He came to Bristol in 1835 ; was a local preacher of the Methodist church, and res. at Profile Falls. He was the presiding officer at an anti-slavery meeting in the old Methodist chapel, in 1837, when Rev. George Storrs spoke and was mobbed. He is said to have preached several years in West Hill meeting-house.
CHILDREN
2. Alice, m. - Bartlett, and settled in Woodstock.
3. Atossa, m. John H. Gill ; lived and d. in Plymouth.
4. Katherine, m. Leonard Felch, of Weare.
*5. Ebenezer Kellum, b. Plymouth, Mar. 4, 1831.
(5) Ebenezer K. Blodgett, b. Mar. 4, 1831, m. Oct. II, 1850, Rose W., dau. of Clark Merrill (See.), b. Apr. 13, 1834. He was a farmer in Hill, Plymouth and in Bristol at Profile Falls 1835-'55, 1882-'85. They now res. Suncook.
CHILDREN
6. Fred Clark, b. Hill, Nov. 19, 1854 ; m. Mar. 24, 1880, Serena L., dau. of Lemuel L. and Submit C. Draper, b. Roxbury, Mass., Dec. 6, 1857. He is chief clerk, motive power department, South Division, Bos- ton & Maine railroad. Res. 26 School St., Melrose, Mass. Children :
a. Lilla Lucina, b. Plymouth, Feb. 21, 1881.
b. Serena Rose, b. P., Aug. 9, 1883.
c. Ernest Frank, b. Somerville, Mass., May 4, 1885.
7. Frank Edwards, b. Lowell, Mass., Nov. 20, 1858; m. Feb. II, 1886, Jennie E., dau. of Hon. William Hazeltine, of Suncook, b. June 27, 1859. He is a dealer in coal and wholesale dealer in wood in Suncook. Children :
a. Harriet Rose, b. Fitchburg, Mass., Dec. 24, 1888.
b. Philip Hazeltine, b. Suncook, Sept. 5, 1893.
I. William Riley Blodgett was the son of Thomas and Deborah (Rowell) Blodgett. He was b. Orford, June 21, 1805, and m., Oct. 11, 1828, Deborah, dau. of Lemuel and Harriet (Crowell) Hedge, b. Chatham, Conn., Dec. 6, 1806. They came to Bristol from Kalamazoo, Mich., in 1850. He was a black- smith. She d. Bristol, Dec. 11, 1857, ae. 51-0-5, and he m., Dec. 31, 1859, Mary Clay. He d. Bristol, Nov. 2, 1880, ae. 75-4-II.
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2. Thomas Lemuel, b. Naples, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1832 ; was in Bristol a few years when a young man ; m. Charlotte Crawford, of New York City, and has res. Los Angeles, Cal.
3. William Blidore, b. Naples, May 26, 1835 ; res. in Michigan.
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4. Susan A., b. Kalamazoo, Mich., Nov. 9, 1837; m. Sylvanus W.
Swett. (See.)
5. Mary, b. K., July 5, 1842; m. Edward P. Sawyer. (See.)
*6. Frederick Eugene, b. Jackson, Mich., Jan. 5, 1846.
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